英语词汇el niño的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	el niño
词源	El Niño. Warming of the ocean off South America’s west coast that occurs every four to 12 years and affects weather over the Pacific Ocean. It was observed by Peruvian fishermen 300 years ago and named in honor of the Christ child, (niño meaning boy in Spanish) because it first occurs around Christmastime.
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