diel

diel — 形容詞

  • dielpositive
  • dielercomparative
  • dielestsuperlative

1. relating to a full twenty-four-hour cycle that covers both daytime and nighttime

1.形容詞C2
釋義

日夜週期

涵蓋白天與黑夜的完整二十四小時循環

relating to a full twenty-four-hour cycle that covers both daytime and nighttime, used especially in biology for patterns of animal or plant behaviour that repeat across the whole day-night span

例句

Femi tracked the diel movements of the reef fish for his thesis.

Femi 為了論文追蹤珊瑚礁魚類的日夜週期活動。

collocation: diel movements

Aylin measured diel changes in the lake's oxygen levels every two hours.

Aylin 每兩小時測量一次湖中氧氣含量的日夜變化。

collocation: diel changes

常見搭配
  • diel migration
  • diel rhythm
  • diel cycle
  • diel pattern
  • diel variation
  • diel activity
同義詞
  • circadian

    broader — refers to any roughly 24-hour biological rhythm, not necessarily spanning both day and night

  • daily

    everyday word for something happening each day, without the scientific precision or day-night emphasis of 'diel'

文法句型

diel + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position). Found mainly in biology, ecology, and environmental science writing.

常見錯誤

The diel temperature dropped at night.
The diel temperature cycle peaked at noon and dropped at night.
'diel' describes a pattern across the full day-night cycle, not a single measurement at one time of day.
She has a diel routine of morning coffee and evening walks.
She has a daily routine of morning coffee and evening walks.
'diel' is a technical biology term; for everyday routines use 'daily.'

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