typhoon
/taɪˈfuːn/noun
- a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans（印度洋及西太平洋的）台风。
派生词
typhonic
adjective词源
late 16th cent: partly via Portuguese from Arabic tūfān （perhaps from Greek tuphōn 'whirlwind'）： reinforced by Chinese dialect tai fung 'big wind'.