🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

保持湿气

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǎochí shīqì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Moisture-Retention/ˈmɔɪs.tʃər rɪˈtɛn.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"土壤的保持湿气能力对植物生长至关重要。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability of a material or substance to retain moisture.

    "The soil's moisture-retention capacity is crucial for plant growth."
  2. 2

    The process or action of retaining moisture.

    "The moisture-retention techniques used in the garden helped sustain the plants during the dry season."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'moisture' originates from the Latin 'mānsuētīnus', meaning 'wetness', while 'retention' comes from the Latin 'retentio', meaning 'to hold back'. The combination reflects the concept of holding moisture, particularly in contexts like agriculture and horticulture.

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🇫🇷French → English

rétention d'humidité

Transliteration: rétention d'humidité

"La rétention d'humidité du sol est essentielle pour la croissance des plantes."

🇩🇪German → English

Feuchteretention

Transliteration: Foykhtretention

"Die Feuchteretention des Bodens ist entscheidend für das Pflanzenwachstum."

🇮🇹Italian → English

ritenzione dell'umidità

Transliteration: ritenzione dell'umidità

"La ritenzione dell'umidità nel terreno è fondamentale per la crescita delle piante."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

retención de humedad

Transliteration: retención de humedad

"La retención de humedad del suelo es crucial para el crecimiento de las plantas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

retenção de umidade

Transliteration: retenção de umidade

"A retenção de umidade do solo é essencial para o crescimento das plantas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

नमी बनाए रखना

Transliteration: nami banaye rakhna

"भूमि की नमी बनाए रखने की क्षमता पौधों की वृद्धि के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

保持湿气

Transliteration: bǎochí shīqì

"土壤的保持湿气能力对植物生长至关重要。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

습기 유지

Transliteration: seupgi yuji

"토양의 습기 유지 능력은 식물 성장에 중요합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

湿気保持

Transliteration: shitsuke hoji

"土壌の湿気保持能力は植物の成長に重要です。"

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