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单词 petrichor
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Definition of petrichor in English:

petrichor

noun ˈpɛtrʌɪkɔːˈpeˌtrīkôr
mass noun
  • A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

    other than the petrichor emanating from the rapidly drying grass, there was not a trace of evidence that it had rained at all
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One can almost smell the petrichor.
    • Petrichor comes from atmospheric haze, which contains the terpenes, creosotes and other volatile compounds that emanate from plants.
    • It's been raining for several days this week but our noses can't smell the petrichor because our showers are falling on saturated ground, ice filled pools, and grey piles of our most recent snowstorm's remnants.
    • The musty, barky smell of fresh rain fallen on the dry earth is petrichor.
    • I am wondering if they will get the time and the open space to experience the petrichor in the air.

Origin

1960s: blend of petro- 'relating to rocks' (the smell is believed to be caused by a liquid mixture of organic compounds which collects in the ground) and ichor.

Definition of petrichor in US English:

petrichor

nounˈpeˌtrīkôr
  • A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.

    other than the petrichor emanating from the rapidly drying grass, there was not a trace of evidence that it had rained at all
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One can almost smell the petrichor.
    • Petrichor comes from atmospheric haze, which contains the terpenes, creosotes and other volatile compounds that emanate from plants.
    • The musty, barky smell of fresh rain fallen on the dry earth is petrichor.
    • It's been raining for several days this week but our noses can't smell the petrichor because our showers are falling on saturated ground, ice filled pools, and grey piles of our most recent snowstorm's remnants.
    • I am wondering if they will get the time and the open space to experience the petrichor in the air.

Origin

1960s: blend of petro- ‘relating to rocks’ (the smell is believed to be caused by a liquid mixture of organic compounds which collects in the ground) and ichor.

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