ther·mal
adjective/ˈθɜːml/
/ˈθɜːrml/
[only before noun]- (specialist) connected with heat
热的;热量的 - thermal energy
热能
- thermal energy
- (of clothing) designed to keep you warm by preventing heat from escaping from the body
保暖的;防寒的 - thermal underwear
保暖内衣裤
- thermal underwear
- (of streams, lakes, etc.) in which the water has been naturally heated by the earth
温暖的;热的 - thermal springs
温泉
- thermal springs
Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to hot springs’): from French, from Greek thermē ‘heat’.