late 15c., "pertaining to the four elements," from Medieval Latin elementalis, from Latin elementum (see element). Meaning "pertaining to the powers of nature" is from 1823. The noun in the occult sense "a spirit of the elements" is from 1877. Related: Elementally.
雙語例句
1. the elemental fury of the storm
暴風雨的肆虐
來自《權威詞典》
2. The storm stuck with elemental fury.
暴風雨以大自然的狂怒襲來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The city was struck by the elemental violence of the storm.
該城市遭到了大自然強烈風暴的襲擊.
來自辭典例句
4. Elemental nitrogen is a very unreactive and inert material.
元素氮是一個十分不活躍的惰性物質.
來自辭典例句
5. One kind of elemental atoms and all other elemental atoms are variant.