raindrop

英语

Raindrops

词源

源自中古英语 rein-drope、reyn-drope、reyn drope，源自古英语 reġndropa，源自原始日耳曼语 *regnadrupô。等价于rain +‎ drop。同源词包括萨特弗里斯兰语 Riendruppe、西弗里斯兰语 reindrip、荷兰语 regendroppel、regendruppel、德国低地德语 Regendrüpp、德语 Regentropfen、瑞典语 regndroppe、冰岛语 regndropi。

发音

• (标准英音) 英语发音：rānʹdrŏp、国际音标^(帮助): /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/
• (通用美式) 英语发音：rānʹdrŏp、国际音标^(帮助): /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

名词

raindrop (复数 raindrops)

1. 雨滴，雨点

   上位词：drop

   • 1902, John Muir, "The Grand Cañon of the Colorado":

     It is all so fine and orderly that it would seem that not only had the clouds and streams been kept harmoniously busy in the making of it, but that every raindrop sent like a bullet to a mark had been the subject of a separate thought, so sure is the outcome of beauty through the stormy centuries.

   • 1969, Hal David (lyricist), “Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head”.

衍生词汇

• raindrop cake
• raindrop technique
• raindrop therapy