🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

海床

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hǎi chuáng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sea-Bed/ˈsiː.bɛd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"研究人员研究了海床的生态系统。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The bottom of a sea or ocean, where marine life resides and sediment accumulates.

    "The researchers conducted a survey of the sea-bed to assess the impact of pollution on marine ecosystems."
  2. 2

    A metaphorical term for the foundational layer of a body of water, often used in geological contexts.

    "The sea-bed's composition can reveal important information about the Earth's geological history."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'sea-bed' combines 'sea', derived from Old English 'sǣ', and 'bed', from Old English 'bedd', which originally referred to a place for sleeping. Over time, 'bed' evolved to describe the bottom of a body of water, reflecting the natural landscape's features.

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