foreshock

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence.
  2. Any shock or disturbance that precedes an event figuratively
    — The FY 1981 increases in defense — something of a "foreshock" to the rapid rise in defense spending over the next several years — were prompted by the fall of the Shah in Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

词形变化

foreshocks plural

词源

Etymology tree
English fore-
English shock
English foreshock
From fore- + shock.
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