1756, "having to do with hot springs," from French thermal (Buffon), from Greek therme "heat, feverish heat," from PIE *gwher- "to heat, warm" (cognates: Latin fornax "an oven, kiln," formus "warm," Old English wearm; see warm (adj.)). Sense of "having to do with heat" is first recorded 1837. The noun meaning "rising current of relatively warm air" is recorded from 1933.
雙語例句
1. He was found by a police helicopter using thermal imaging equipment.
一架警用直升機借助熱成像設備找到了他。
來自柯林斯例句
2. My feet were like blocks of ice despite the thermal socks.
雖然穿了保暖襪子，我的雙腳還是像冰塊一樣。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Rescue teams are using thermal imaging to locate survivors of the earthquake.
救援隊伍正利用熱成像確定地震幸存者的位置。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.