🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

干燥

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gān zào

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Parch/pɑːrtʃ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"如果不下雨,阳光会使田地干燥。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make dry, especially by exposure to heat.

    "The sun will parch the fields if it doesn't rain soon."
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of extreme dryness or desiccation.

    "The parch of the land was evident after the prolonged drought."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'parch' originates from the Middle English 'parchen', which is derived from the Old French 'parchir' meaning to dry up, and ultimately from the Latin 'parcere', meaning to spare or refrain. Over time, the meaning evolved to signify the act of drying out or becoming desiccated.

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