tornado

tornado
[tɔːˈneɪdəʊ]
(pl. -oes -os)
  1. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
    龙卷风
    ■(figurative)a person or thing characterized by violent or devastating action or emotion
    (喻)极具破坏力的人(或物)
    a tornado of sexual confusion.
    惊世骇俗的性乱。
派生
tornadic
[-ˈnadɪk]
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (denoting a violent thunderstorm of the tropical Atlantic Ocean): perhaps an alteration of Spanish tronada 'thunderstorm' (from tronar 'to thunder') by association with Spanish tornar 'to turn'
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