tropic
US /ˈtrɑː.pɪk/
UK /ˈtrɒp.ɪk/
名詞
回歸線
the parallel of latitude 23°26′ north (Tropic of Cancer) or south (Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator
範例:
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The sun is directly overhead at the tropic during the solstice.
至日期間，太陽直射在回歸線上。
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They traveled north toward the Tropic of Cancer.
他們向北旅行，朝著北回歸線進發。
形容詞
熱帶的
relating to or characteristic of the region between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
範例:
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The island is famous for its tropic vegetation.
這個島嶼以其熱帶植被而聞名。
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The tropic heat was almost unbearable.
熱帶的酷熱幾乎令人難以忍受。