of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake (与)海岸(有关)的;(与)湖岸(有关)的 the littoral states of the Indian Ocean. 印度洋沿岸国家。 ■(Ecology)of, relating to, or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation (生态)海岸,潮间带的;湖岸的 limpets and other littoral molluscs. 帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。
noun
a region lying along a shore 海岸地区 irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral. 地中海沿岸灌溉区。 ■(Ecology)the littoral zone (生态)海岸地区
语源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- 'shore'