stalagmite

• n. 石笋；石笋状

来自拉丁语 stalagmites,石笋，向上生长的石柱，来自希腊语 stalagmos,滴落，滴下，来自 stalassein,滴，流淌，来自 PIE*stag,滴，渗出，词源同 stagnant,instill.拼写比较 rule,regulate. 其与 stalactite 的区别可能在于-ct 为-g 的过去分词格。

stalagmite (n.)

cone-shaped formation of carbonate of lime on the floor of a cave, 1680s, from Modern Latin stalagmites (1650s, Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalagmos "a dropping," or stalagma "a drop, drip, that which drops," from stalassein "to trickle" (see stalactite). Related: Stalagmitic; stalagmitical.

1. A stalagmite is below a stalactite and they both grow, eventually to meet.

石笋在钟乳石下面,它们二者都在增长, 最终会合.

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2. This article reports on the study of an active stalagmite 18.

此研究表明洞穴石笋具有记录人类活动的能力.

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3. There a highest stalagmite in the world - -- Dinghu Peak.

在那有世界第一高的石笋 --- 鼎湖峰.

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4. A stalagmite . The cave is full of them.

石笋,这个洞穴里随处可见.

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5. Not every stalactite has a complementary stalagmite.

不是每根钟乳石都有互生的石笋.

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