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aphotic是什么意思

aphotic

英 [eɪ'fəʊtɪk] 美 [e'fotɪk]
  • adj. 无光的

英文词源


aphotic (adj.)
"untouched by sunlight, lightless" (in reference to deep-sea regions), 1903, Modern Latin, from Greek a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + phos (genitive photos) "light," related to phainein "to show, to bring to light" (see phantasm) + -ic. Aphotic zone is recorded from 1913.

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