petrichor
petrichor — noun
1. the pleasant smell like damp soil and plants that fills the air when rain begins
the pleasant smell like damp soil and plants that fills the air when rain begins to fall after a long period of hot, dry weather
Weeks without rain in Nairobi made the petrichor of the first storm a welcome relief.
petrichor + of + noun phrase for rain
Theo opened his window just to breathe in the petrichor rising from the rain-soaked garden.
petrichor rising from [place]
Linnea says petrichor reminds her of rainy afternoons on her grandmother's farm.
As the first drops hit the dry earth, the sweet petrichor filled the evening air.
- earthy scent
a broader term for any pleasant smell from soil; petrichor specifically names the smell of rain after a dry period
- rain smell
everyday English equivalent; less precise and does not carry the scientific or literary tone
- loamy fragrance
describes the soil-based component; petrichor also includes the interaction between rain and dry earth
文法句型
the + petrichor + of + [noun phrase for rain or season]
用法筆記
Petrichor appears more often in descriptive writing and nature journalism than in everyday conversation. In casual speech, a phrase like 'the smell of rain on dry ground' is more common than the word itself.