hydro
- n.
- 水疗医院
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- hydr-
- Alternative form of hydro- used before a vowel.
- -o-
- A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
词源链
- 英语English
hydro
词源说明
From the prefix hydro-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”). By surface analysis, hydr- (“water”) + -o-. The Canadian "electricity" sense is owing to hydroelectricity being the prevalent source of electricity in much of Canada and many electric companies having the word Hydro in their names.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Clipping of hydroelectric.
- 2Clipping of hydroponic.
- 3Alternative form of hydro- (“water”).
名词noun
- 1uncountableClipping of hydropower (“hydroelectric power”).
- 2