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Blackwater is a compound word for dark-colored water, often used in the names of rivers or swamps where fallen leaves make the water look almost like tea. It also has a technical meaning in plumbing and environmental science: wastewater that comes from toilets, containing human waste - this is different from 'greywater,' which is used water from sinks and showers.
黑水(常見於河流/沼澤名); (環保/建築用語)含排泄物的污水,相對於「灰水」
組成black + water, a simple compound word.
同家族的字
- greywatershares 'water' - the paired technical term for used household water that isn't from toilets
原始詞典資料13 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Blackwatername
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A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
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A place or river in England:
- The principal water-barrier of this type is the muddy estuary of the tidal River Blackwater, which is last bridged in the seaward direction at the ancient town of Maldon. […] In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.
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A place or river in England:
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A place or river in England:
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A place or river in England:
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A place or river in England:
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A place or river in England:
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Any of several rivers in Ireland
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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Any of several rivers in Ireland:
blackwaternoun
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Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
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Water, especially in a river or other body of water, that has a naturally dark appearance.
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Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
- She began talking of the way they had died – blackwater, malaria, a neglected appendix.
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Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
- Ms. Conlin failed to report, among other things, that air emissions are regulated and that our industry is exploring new technologies to further reduce emissions; that our ships treat all blackwater; and that advanced wastewater purification systems discharge water cleaner than most municipal water treatment plants.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。