tsunami

tsunami — 名詞

1. A very tall and powerful ocean wave, usually set off by an earthquake below the

1.名詞B1
釋義

海嘯

海底地震或火山引發的巨浪

A very tall and powerful ocean wave, usually set off by an earthquake below the sea floor or by a volcanic eruption, that can cause terrible destruction when it reaches land.

例句

When the undersea earthquake struck, a massive tsunami swept toward Arjun's island.

海底地震發生時，一波巨大的海嘯朝 Arjun 居住的島嶼席捲而來。

collocation: massive tsunami; verb: swept toward

Amira's family fled to higher ground after the tsunami warning reached their village.

海嘯警報傳到村子後，Amira 一家人趕緊逃到高處。

collocation: tsunami warning

同義詞
  • tidal wave

    commonly but inaccurately used for tsunami; technically refers to a wave caused by the moon's gravitational pull

  • seismic sea wave

    formal scientific term for a tsunami caused by an earthquake

  • giant wave

    general descriptive term, less precise and can refer to any unusually large wave

文法句型

a tsunami + verb (strikes / hits / destroys)

a tsunami of + noun

用法筆記

Often confused with tidal wave, but a tidal wave is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, while a tsunami is caused by the movement of the sea floor during an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

常見錯誤

❌A tidal wave destroyed the coastal town after the earthquake.
✅A tsunami destroyed the coastal town after the earthquake.
💡Tidal waves are caused by tides, not by earthquakes; tsunami is the correct word for earthquake-driven waves.