caldera
caldera 英 [kɒl'deərə;-'dɪərə] 美 [kɔl'dɪərə]
n. [地质] 破火山口；火山喷口
名词复数:calderas
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- n. [地质] 破火山口；火山喷口
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1. The caldera is considered an active volcano.
该破火山口被认为是活火山。
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2. Inside a caldera near Mount Batur on Bali, residents care for a muslin-wrapped statue of stone and clay that they believe grows taller each year.
在巴厘岛上巴都尔山附近一个火山喷口，居民们照看一个用棉布裹着的石头和粘土制作的雕像，他们相信它每年都会长高。
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3. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent.
黄石湖是北美海拔最高的湖泊之一，而且以该大陆最大的超级火山——黄石破火山口为中心。
- caldera (n.) "cavity on the summit of a volcano," 1865, from Spanish caldera, literally "cauldron, kettle," from Latin caldarium "hot-bath" (plural caldaria), from caldarius "pertaining to warming," from calidus "warm, hot" (from PIE root *kele- (1) "warm").
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