1885 in seismology, "point on the earth's surface directly above the center or focus of an earthquake," from Modern Latin epicentrum (1879 in geological use); see epi- + center (n.). Related: Epicentral (1866).
雙語例句
1. The point on the earth's surface directly above is called the epicenter.
地表上直接對(duì)著震源的那一點(diǎn)稱為震中.
來自辭典例句
2. Dishui Lake is a landscape and ecological epicenter of the area.
滴水湖是這個(gè)中央?yún)^(qū)域的風(fēng)景和生態(tài)中心.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. At the end of the second swing Epicenter will start.
最后一秒,震地會(huì)開始.
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4. The epicenter of the quake was situated at Chi - Chi in central Taiwan.
這次的震央處于臺(tái)灣中心的集集.
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5. A star marks the unlikely epicenter of china's second - city explosion.