azoic
英 [eɪ'zəʊɪk]
美 [e'zoɪk]
- adj. 無生命時代的；無生命的
- n. 無生代；無生代岩石
英文詞源
- azoic (adj.)
- "pertaining to the period of Earth's history before life appeared," 1854, with -ic + Greek azoos, from a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + zoon "animal," here used in the sense "life" (see zoo).
雙語例句
- 1. Marine life was discovered at depths previously thought to be azoic.
- 在先前被認為沒有任何生命跡象的海洋深處發現了海洋生物。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Azoic rocks don't contain organic remains.
- 無生代岩石中不包含有機殘餘物.
來自互聯網