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
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
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
Rescue workers in boats searched for people trapped by the inundant creek after midnight.
救難人員划船搜索午夜過後被氾濫溪水困住的居民。
A thick coat of mud covered everything after the inundant flood finally went down.
氾濫的洪水終於退去後，一層厚厚的淤泥覆蓋了一切。
The weather office warned that inundant waves would hit the coastal road by nightfall.
氣象局警告，氾濫的海浪將在入夜前衝擊沿海公路。
- 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.