stalactite: [17] A stalactite is etymologically something that ‘drips’. The word was coined in modern Latin as stalactītēs, based on Greek stalaktós ‘dripping’, a derivative of the verb stalássein ‘drip’. Also derived from stalássein was stalagmós ‘dropping’, which formed the basis of stalagmite [17].
stalactite (n.)
"hanging formation of carbonite of lime from the roof of a cave," 1670s, Englished from Modern Latin stalactites (used 1654 by Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalaktos "dripping, oozing out in drops," from stalassein "to trickle," from PIE root *stag- "to seep, drip, drop" (cognates: German stallen, Lithuanian telziu "to urinate") + noun suffix -ite (1). Related: Stalactic; stalactitic.
双语例句
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. It takes thousands of years to form a stalactite cave.
龙洞的形成,要经历上千年的时间.
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3. The nose is a manifest congealed drop or stalactite.
鼻子,很明显,是一个凝聚了的水滴,或钟乳石.
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4. 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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5. Seepage flow can be observed in stalactite caves.
