stalactite
stalactite — 名詞
- stalactitesingular
- stalactitesplural
1. a long, thin piece of mineral that forms pointing downward from the ceiling of a
鐘乳石
從洞穴頂部下垂的礦物結構
a long, thin piece of mineral that forms pointing downward from the ceiling of a cave over hundreds or thousands of years, created when water drips through rock and slowly leaves solid material behind
Felix pointed his flashlight up at the long stalactite hanging from the cave ceiling.
Felix 用手電筒照向洞穴頂部那根長長的鐘乳石。
Some stalactites in the national park are over twenty metres from top to tip.
國家公園裡有些鐘乳石從頂端到底部超過二十公尺。
superlative: 'some stalactites...are over X metres' for size comparison
A broken stalactite lay on the cave floor where it had snapped off the roof.
一根斷裂的鐘乳石掉落在洞穴地面上，是從頂部斷開的。
Each stalactite grows at a rate of only a few centimetres every thousand years.
每根鐘乳石每千年只能增長幾公分。
Andrei touched the wet tip of the stalactite and cold water dripped onto his hand.
Andrei 碰了鐘乳石潮濕的尖端，冷水便滴落到他的手上。
- dripstone
a broader technical term used by geologists for any mineral deposit left by dripping water, covering both stalactites and stalagmites
- soda straw
a very thin, hollow type of stalactite that looks like a drinking straw
- stalagmite
the matching formation that builds upward from the cave floor, often positioned directly below a stalactite
用法筆記
Learners often confuse stalactite with stalagmite. A useful memory trick: stalactite contains a 'c' for 'ceiling' — it hangs down — while stalagmite has a 'g' for 'ground' — it builds upward from the floor.
常見錯誤
2. an object made to hang down with a pointed lower end, designed to look like the
鐘乳吊飾
模仿鐘乳石外型的人造吊飾
an object made to hang down with a pointed lower end, designed to look like the natural rock formations found in caves, often used as a decoration or in interior design
Sayaka hung glass stalactite ornaments from the ceiling of her bedroom.
Sayaka 在臥室天花板掛了玻璃製的鐘乳吊飾。
decorative use: glass stalactites as room ornaments
The entrance to the museum had a row of artificial stalactites made from painted resin.
博物館入口處有一排樹脂製的人造鐘乳吊飾。
A large stalactite-shaped lamp hung above the dining table in the hotel lobby.
飯店大廳的餐桌上方掛著一盞巨大的鐘乳石造型吊燈。
Tomás chose crystal stalactite decorations for the winter festival dinner party.
Tomás 選了水晶鐘乳吊飾來佈置冬宴派對。
3. a hanging pointed structure formed by ice, salt, rust, or other minerals in plac
鐘乳結晶
非洞穴環境中形成的下垂尖狀結晶
a hanging pointed structure formed by ice, salt, rust, or other minerals in places that are not natural caves, such as under bridges, in tunnels, or on the edges of buildings
Long ice stalactites hung from the edges of the factory roof after the freezing night.
經過一夜冰凍，工廠屋頂邊緣掛滿了長長的冰鐘乳。
ice context: stalactites formed by freezing water on buildings
Noor noticed white salt stalactites growing under the concrete bridge where water had been leaking.
Noor 注意到混凝土橋下因為漏水形成了白色的鹽鐘乳。
Small stalactites made of rust hung inside the old iron water pipe.
舊鐵水管內部掛滿了生鏽形成的小型鐘乳結晶。
Inside the empty tunnel, orange mineral stalactites glowed in the beam of Ilan's torch.
Ilan 的手電筒照進空隧道，橙色的礦物鐘乳結晶閃閃發光。