| 单词 |
austral |
| 释义 |
austral, a.|ˈɔːstrəl|
Also 6 aws-, australl.
[ad. L. austrālis, f. Auster south wind: see -al1.]
1. Belonging to the south, southern; also, influenced by the south wind, warm and moist. austral signs: the six signs of the zodiac from Libra to Pisces.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xiii. xxvi. (1495) 459 Fysshe of that kynde that hyghte Austral aryse whan the sterres that hyght Pliades begynne to go doune. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Cyrurg., An australl day, that is to say hote and moyste. 1635Heywood Hierarch. iii. 185 If the Australl horne be any thing erected, it signifieth a South winde. 1881Maxwell Electr. & Magn. II. 19 Austral magnetism is the imaginary magnetic matter which prevails in the southern regions of the earth.
2. Of or pertaining to Australia or Australasia.
1823W. C. Wentworth Australasia 21 Grant that yet an Austral Milton's song..flow deep and rich along;—An Austral Shakspeare rise. 1835Penny Cycl. III. 122/2 The Austral negroes may be considered as still living in the lowest state of civilization. 1855W. Howitt Land, Labour, & Gold I. 43 Every servant in this Austral Utopia thinks himself a gentleman. 1898E. E. Morris (title) Austral English. A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages. 1904Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 7/2 The Austral Club at 44, Queen's House, St. James' Court, Buckingham Gate. 1912(title) The Austral Avian Record. A scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. 1967S. I. Tucker Protean Shape 279 [In 1793] Austral English was barely born. |
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