1. 词源学辨析
Aerial(/ˈɛəriəl/):
-- 词根:源自希腊语"aēr"(空气)+拉丁后缀"-alis"
-- 词族:aerodynamics(空气动力学)、aerate(通气)
Ariel(/ˈɛəriəl/或/ˈɑːriəl/):
-- 希伯来语源:אֲרִיאֵל('aryeh'狮子+'el'上帝)
-- 文学出处:莎士比亚《暴风雨 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【Aerial】 refers to a radio antenna or something else that reaches into the air.
- Before cable TV, many people put TV aerials on their roofs.
- 【Aerial】 photography is becoming one of her favorite pastimes.
【Ariel】 refers to a kind of gazelle or the brightest moon of Uranus.
- The 【ariel】 gazelle is under two feet tall and lives in the desert.
- Much of 【Ariel】 ’s surface is pitted with craters.