Littoral means the land and water along a coast — the strip where sea and shore live next to each other. As a noun, the littoral is that coastal area. As an adjective, littoral winds, towns, or waters belong to it.

Littoral意思是 means the land and water along a coast指沿著海岸的陸地和水域 — the strip where sea and shore live next to each other也就是海和岸相鄰的那條帶狀地帶。As a noun當名詞用時, the littoral這個字 is that coastal area指的就是那片沿岸地區。As an adjective當形容詞用時, littoral winds, towns, or waters屬於它的風、城鎮、或水域 belong to it就叫littoral winds/towns/waters。

You meet it in geography, ecology, and military talk about ships that work close to shore. It is a specialist word; everyday English just says coastal or the coast.

You你 meet it in geography, ecology, and military talk about ships that work close to shore會在地理學、生態學、和講近岸作業船艦的軍事用語裡遇到它。It它 is a specialist word是個專業用字; everyday English日常英語 just says coastal or the coast就只說coastal或the coast。

Though actually, how wide the littoral is depends on who is talking. A biologist may mean the zone the tide wets; a navy may mean a much broader coastal belt.

Though actually不過事實上, how wide the littoral is這個littoral有多寬 depends on who is talking要看是誰在講。A biologist生物學家 may mean the zone the tide wets可能指的是潮水打濕的那一帶; a navy海軍 may mean a much broader coastal belt則可能指範圍寬得多的沿岸地帶。

The usual spelling has two t’s, but that extra t is a late medieval add-on. A more classical spelling, litoral, with one t, still turns up.

The usual spelling一般的拼法 has two t's有兩個t, but that extra t不過那個多出來的t is a late medieval add-on是中世紀晚期才加上去的。A more classical spelling, litoral, with one t一個t的litoral是比較古典的拼法, still turns up現在還是會看到。