littoral

['litərəl]

adj.海岸的, 沿海的
n.沿海地区

a.

海岸的; 沿岸的

n.

沿海地区

littoral

littoral['litərəl]adj.1.■海岸的；湖岸的；临海的；沿海岸的2.■海岸沉积的3.■近岸生的[参较intertidal]n.1.■沿岸地区[亦作 litoral]2.■[ 1650～1660]

1. of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake
   （与）海岸（有关）的；（与）湖岸（有关）的
   the littoral states of the Indian Ocean.
   印度洋沿岸国家。
   ■(Ecology)of, relating to, or denoting the zone of the seashore between high- and low-water marks, or the zone near a lake shore with rooted vegetation
   (生态)海岸，潮间带的；湖岸的
   limpets and other littoral molluscs.
   帽贝和其他海岸软体动物。
   

1. a region lying along a shore
   海岸地区
   irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral.
   地中海沿岸灌溉区。
   ■(Ecology)the littoral zone
   (生态)海岸地区
   

1. mid 17th cent.: from Latin littoralis, from litus, litor- 'shore'
   

littoral

名词 littoral:

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

同义词：litoral, littoral zone, sands

形容词 littoral:

of or relating to a coastal or shore region

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