1540s, "matter which settles at the bottom of water or other liquid," from Middle French sédiment (16c.) and directly from Latin sedimentum "a settling, sinking down," from stem of sedere "to settle, sit" (see sedentary).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The sediment settled and the water was clear.
雜質(zhì)沉淀后,水變清了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. The sediment of coffee will settle.
咖啡渣會(huì)沉淀下去.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.
海洋里死亡的許多生物會(huì)很快被沉淀物掩埋。
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Deposition is the laying down of sediment that has been transported.
沉積是已搬運(yùn)的物質(zhì)再沉積下來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. They sediment toward the bottom of the centrifuge tube at a velocity.