lagoon

lagoon
noun
  1. a stretch of salt water separated from the sea by a low sandbank or coral reef
    (由沙丘、珊瑚礁与海隔开的)咸水湖
    ■the enclosed water of an atoll
    泻湖,礁湖
    ■(N. Amer. & Austral./NZ)a small freshwater lake near a larger lake or river
    (北美,澳/新西兰)(大湖或河边的)小淡水湖
    ■an artificial pool for the treatment of effluent or to accommodate an overspill from surface drains during heavy rain
    贮留池
派生
lagoonal
adjective
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Italian and Spanish laguna, from Latin lacuna (see lacuna)
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