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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries近岸
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jìn àn
"科研人员正在对近岸海域进行水质监测。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Situated in or relating to the zone of the sea or coastal waters close to the shore.
"The marine biologists conducted their survey in the rich nearshore waters off the coast." - 2
Relating to business operations or outsourcing located in a neighboring country or a country in the same time zone.
"The tech company decided to move its customer support to a nearshore provider in Latin America."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the adverb/preposition 'near' (from Old English 'nēah') with the noun 'shore' (from Middle English 'schor'). Originally emerging in oceanography and marine biology during the mid-20th century, the term has since expanded into business and outsourcing contexts to describe services located in nearby countries sharing similar time zones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nearshore" is said worldwide
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proche du littoral
Transliteration: proʃ dy li.tɔ.ʁal
"Les eaux proches du littoral abritent une faune diversifiée."
küstennah
Transliteration: ˈkʏstn̩ˌnaː
"Das Forschungsschiff operiert in den küstennahen Gewässern."
prossimo alla costa
Transliteration: ˈprɔs.si.mo ˈal.la ˈkɔs.ta
"La pesca in acque prossime alla costa è regolamentata."
cercano a la costa
Transliteration: θerˈka.no a la ˈkos.ta
"La empresa optó por un servicio de externalización cercano a la costa."
próximo à costa
Transliteration: ˈpɾɔ.si.mu ˈkɔs.tɐ
"O projeto de TI foi direcionado para uma equipe próxima à costa."
तटवर्ती
Transliteration: taṭvartī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तटवर्ती इलाकों में समुद्री जीवन बहुत समृद्ध है।"
近岸
Transliteration: jìn àn
Script: 中文汉字
"科研人员正在对近岸海域进行水质监测。"
근해의
Transliteration: geunhae-ui
Script: 한국어 한글
"회사는 비용 절감을 위해 근해 Outsourcing을 검토 중이다."
近岸の
Transliteration: kingan no
Script: 日本語
"その企業は効率的な開発のために近岸のアウトソーシングを活用している。"
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