From the word’s history
From Old English reġn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, of uncertain origin; possibly from PIE 'to flow'.
源自古英文 reġn；更早來源不明，有一說字根是「流動」。
Countless small drops of water falling out of the clouds, straight down onto everything below.
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原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
Rainname
- 1
A female given name.
rainnoun詞源 1/ˈɹeɪn/
- 1
climatologymeteorologynatural-sciencesCondensed water falling from a cloud.
- We've been having a lot of rain lately.
- The rains came late that year.
- 2
Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- 3
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
- A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
rainverb詞源 2/ˈɹeɪn/
- 1
climatologymeteorologynatural-sciencesTo have rain fall from the sky.
- Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
- 2
To fall as or like rain.
- Tears rained from her eyes.
- Leaves rained from the tree.
- 3
To issue (something) in large quantities.
- The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
- Generous to a fault, they positively rained gifts on all their friends.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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