interstadial

interstadial — 名詞

1. a relatively short warm period that occurs during a glacial stage, when ice shee

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釋義

間冰段

冰河期內短暫回暖的時期

a relatively short warm period that occurs during a glacial stage, when ice sheets and glaciers pull back for a time before advancing again

例句

Layers of ancient soil point to an interstadial between two long cold periods.

古老的土壤層顯示兩個漫長寒冷期之間曾有過一段間冰段。

collocation: interstadial between [periods]

During the last interstadial, forests spread north across much of Europe.

在上一個間冰段期間，森林向北擴展，遍布歐洲大部分地區。

常見搭配
  • brief interstadial
  • warm interstadial
  • during the interstadial
  • interstadial deposits
  • interstadial between
同義詞
  • warm phase

    less technical; may describe any temporary warming, not only glacial contexts

  • temperate interval

    broader term used in palaeoclimatology; not always tied to glacial chronology

反義詞
  • stadial

    the cold counterpart — a period of ice advance within a glacial stage

用法筆記

Distinguish from 'interglacial', which is a much longer warm period separating full glacial stages. An interstadial is a shorter, temporary warm phase inside a single glacial stage and does not mark the end of an ice age.

常見錯誤

The Holocene is an interstadial.
The Holocene is an interglacial.
interstadials are brief warm phases within a glacial stage; interglacials are the long warm periods between full glacial stages.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • interstadial deposits
  • interstadial climate
  • interstadial sediments

常用片語

  • a brief interstadial
  • a warm interstadial
  • the last interstadial

介系詞搭配

  • during an interstadial
  • between interstadials
  • within an interstadial