1. 1結露;露水開始出現的時分

    Dewfall is the forming of dew, or the time in the evening or night when dew begins to appear on grass, leaves, cars, and roofs. Dew does not fall from clouds like rain. It forms in place: when the air is cool and still, water in the air turns into tiny drops on cold surfaces.

    Dewfall dewfall is the forming of dew是露水形成的過程,or或 the time in the evening or night是晚上或夜裡的那段時間 when當時 dew begins to appear露水開始出現 on grass, leaves, cars, and roofs在草地、葉子、車子和屋頂上。Dew露水 does not fall from clouds like rain不像雨一樣從雲裡落下來。It它 forms in place是就地形成的:when當 the air is cool and still空氣涼爽又靜止時,water in the air空氣中的水氣 turns into tiny drops變成小水滴 on cold surfaces附著在冷的表面上。

    People still say dewfall, though, because it feels as if the dew has 'come down' onto the ground.

    People人們 still say dewfall, though不過還是會說dewfall這個詞,because因為 it feels as if感覺好像 the dew has 'come down' onto the ground露水「落」到了地上一樣。

    You meet the word more in older writing, poems, and nature notes than in everyday talk. A farmer or a walker might say 'after dewfall' to mean the hour when the grass is already wet. It is a quiet, slightly old-fashioned word.

    You你 meet the word比較會遇到這個詞 more in older writing, poems, and nature notes在比較舊的文章、詩和自然筆記裡 than而不是 in everyday talk在日常對話裡。A farmer or a walker一個農夫或散步的人 might say可能會說 'after dewfall'「露水落下之後」 to mean意思是 the hour when the grass is already wet草已經濕了的那個時刻。It它 is a quiet, slightly old-fashioned word是一個安靜、有點過時的詞。

core核心畫面

組成dew (the night-water on grass) + fall (the coming down of it). Compare Danish dugfald, built the same way.

同家族的字

  • dewthe water that forms on grass and leaves at night
  • rainfallsame kind of compound: the falling of rain
  • snowfallsame kind of compound: the falling of snow
  • nightfallsame kind of compound: the coming of night

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dewfallnoun/ˈdʒuːˌfɔːl/

  • 1

    The forming of dew.

  • 2

    The time when dew begins to form.

    • It was dark when they rose in the morning and dark when they filed into the kitchen to get their plates and spoons and still dark when they turned out in the dewfall and grainy mist of the yard.

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