stratosphere的词源

英文词源

stratosphere (n.): 1908, from French stratosphère, literally "sphere of layers," coined by French meteorologist Léon-Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855-1913) from Latin stratus "a spreading out" (from past participle stem of sternere "to spread out;" see structure (n.)) + French -sphère, as in atmosphère (see sphere).

The region where the temperature increases or remains steady as you go higher. An earlier stratosphere, attested in English 1908 and coined in German 1901, was a geological term for part of the Earth's crust. It is now obsolete. Related: Stratospheric.

来自拉丁语 stratus,展开，铺开，-sphere,球，层，词源同 atmosphere.

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：stratosphere 词源，stratosphere 含义。