stalactitic(形容词):与钟乳石有关的;呈钟乳石状的;(沉积物)像钟乳石那样向下垂挂形成的。常用于描述洞穴中的矿物沉积形态。
/ˌstælækˈtɪtɪk/
A stalactitic crust hung from the cave ceiling.
一层钟乳石状的壳状沉积物从洞顶垂挂下来。
In the lamplight, the stalactitic formations seemed to drip slowly, as if the rock were still growing.
在灯光下,那些钟乳石状的形态仿佛在缓慢滴落,好像岩石仍在生长一样。
stalactitic 来自 stalactite(钟乳石) 加形容词后缀 -ic,表示“……的/与……有关的”。而 stalactite 源自希腊语词根,含有“滴落、滴下”的意义,指洞穴中含矿物的水滴长期沉积,逐渐在顶部形成向下生长的结构。