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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

热的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rè de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Thermal/ˈθɜːr.məl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这件内衣具有很好的热工性能。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to, caused by, or producing heat or temperature.

    "The insulation provides excellent thermal protection during the freezing winter months."
As noun
  1. 1

    A rising current of warm air, typically used by gliders and birds to gain altitude.

    "The hawk rode a thermal high into the sky without flapping its wings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek word 'thermos', meaning hot, which entered the English language in the early 19th century through scientific nomenclature. It evolved to describe phenomena, garments, and energy related to heat and temperature.

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