climate
/ˈklaɪmɪt/noun
1- the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period气候：
our cold, wet climate
我们这里又冷又湿的气候
mass noun agricultural development is constrained by climate.农业发展受气候限制。
1.1
- a region with particular prevailing weather conditions某气候占主导的地区：
holidaying in a hot climate.
在炎热地区度假。
1.2
- the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of public life舆论趋势; 社会风气：
the current economic climate.
当前的经济气候。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima 'slope, zone', from klinein 'to slope'. The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with CLIME.