tufa

英 ['t(j)uːfə] 美 ['tjʊfə]
  • n. [地质] 石灰华;凝灰岩;泉华
  • n. (Tufa)人名;(埃塞)图法

英文词源


tufa (n.)
type of porous rock, 1770, from Italian tufa "tufa, porous rock," probably from Latin tufus, tophus "loose, porous volcanic rock," said to be an Oscan-Umbrian loan-word. Related: Tufaceous.

双语例句


1. Spires of limestone tufa rise from the shores of California's Mono Lake.
图为石灰石泉华柱耸立在加利福尼亚的莫诺湖之滨.

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