raindrop

英語

Raindrops

詞源

源自中古英語 rein-drope、reyn-drope、reyn drope，源自古英語 reġndropa，源自原始日耳曼語 *regnadrupô。等價於rain +‎ drop。同源詞包括薩特弗里斯蘭語 Riendruppe、西弗里斯蘭語 reindrip、荷蘭語 regendroppel、regendruppel、德國低地德語 Regendrüpp、德語 Regentropfen、瑞典語 regndroppe、冰島語 regndropi。

發音

• (標準英音) 英語發音：rānʹdrŏp、國際音標^(幫助): /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/
• (通用美式) 英語發音：rānʹdrŏp、國際音標^(幫助): /ˈɹeɪndɹɑp/

名詞

raindrop (複數 raindrops)

1. 雨滴，雨點

   上位詞：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」.

衍生詞彙

• raindrop cake
• raindrop technique
• raindrop therapy