inundant

inundant — 形容詞

  • inundantpositive
  • more inundantcomparative
  • most inundantsuperlative

1. pouring over land in large amounts and covering what is normally dry, like a riv

1.形容詞C2
釋義

氾濫的

大水淹沒陸地的，形容洪水狀態

pouring over land in large amounts and covering what is normally dry, like a river that has burst its banks

例句

The inundant river broke through the old dam and poured across the farmland below.

氾濫的河水沖破老舊水壩，淹沒了下方的農田。

attributive use: inundant + geographical feature (river)

Zahra carried her two children upstairs as the inundant water rose through the floorboards.

Zahra 帶著兩個孩子上樓，因為氾濫的水從地板縫隙漲了上來。

attributive: inundant + water; personal danger narrative

常見搭配
  • inundant waters
  • inundant river
  • inundant flood
  • inundant surge
同義詞
  • flooding

    much more common; used in everyday speech and news reports

  • inundating

    similarly rare and literary; virtually interchangeable with inundant

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive position); very rare after a linking verb. Found mainly in literary descriptions of floods and in technical writing about hydrology.

常見錯誤

The roads became inundant after the storm.
The inundant roads made travel impossible.
Inundant is almost always used before a noun, not after a linking verb.

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