英语词汇benthos的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	benthos
词源	benthos n. "life forms of the deep ocean and sea floor," 1891, coined by Haeckel from Greek benthos "depth of the sea," which is related to bathos "depth," bathys "deep, high;" which probably is Indo-European but of unknown origin. As an adjective, benthal is attested from 1877; benthic from 1902. Entries linking to benthos batholith n. 1899, from German batholith (1892), coined by German geologist Eduard Suess from Greek bathos "depth" (see benthos) + -lith "stone." bathos n. "ludicrous anticlimax, a descent from the sublime to the ridiculous," 1727, from Greek bathos "depth," which is related to bathys "deep" (see benthos). The word was introduced in this sense by Pope. batholith (n.)bathos (n.)bathukolpian (adj.)bathyscaphe (n.)neritic (adj.) updated on October 07, 2022
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