polynya

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pə(ʊ)ˈlɪnjə/    美 /pəˈlɪnjə/|/ˌpɑlənˈjɑ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.
    — We immediately ascended a hill, and saw that the supposed land was nothing but hummocks of ice, piled up beyond a large Polynia, or space of open water, which extended from east to west, as far as the eye could reach.

词形变化

polynyas plural polynyi plural,rare polyna alternative polynia alternative

词源

Borrowed from Russian полынья́ (polynʹjá, “polynya”) in the 1850s, from Middle Russian полыньѧ (polynʹja) (att. in 1639), from полыи (polyi, “open from above, uncovered; hollow”), whence also Russian полый (polyj, “hollow”), from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ, “uncovered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”). The rare plural form polynyi is borrowed from Russian полыньи́ (polynʹí).
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