föhn
/fɜːn/(亦作foehn)
noun
(常作the föhn)
1- a hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps阿尔卑斯山北坡的炎热南风。
1.1
- （亦作föhn wind）Meteorology a warm dry wind of this type developing in the lee of any mountain range【气象】焚风。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from German, based on Latin （ventus） Favonius 'mild west wind', Favonius being the Roman personification of the west or west wind.