brumal

英 ['bruːməl] 美
  • adj. 冬天的;荒凉的;冬天似的

英英释意


1. characteristic of or relating to winter;
"bears in brumal sleep"

英文词源


brumal (adj.)
"belonging to winter," 1510s, from Latin brumalis, from bruma "winter" (see brume). The Latin word also is the ultimate source of Brumaire, second month (Oct. 22-Nov. 20) in calendar of the French Republic, literally "the foggy month," coined 1793 by Fabre d'Eglantine from French brume "fog" (see brume).