Arctic
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Arc·tic, arctic /ˈɑːktɪk $ ˈɑːrk-/ adjective [only before noun] 1 SGrelating to the most northern part of the world 北极的 → Antarctic the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya 北极的新地岛 →5 see picture at 见图 earth12 COLDextremely cold 极冷的，严寒的 arctic conditions 极冷的环境► see thesaurus at coldOrigin arctic (1300-1400) Latin arcticus, from Greek, from arktos “bear, Ursa Major (= bear-shaped group of stars in the northern sky), north”
Arc·tic adjectiveChineseSyllable
Arctic
Arc‧tic
, arctic /ˈɑːktɪk $ ˈɑːrk-/ adjective [only before noun]
the Arctic island of Novaya Zemlya
2. extremely cold:
arctic conditions
Arc‧tic
, arctic /ˈɑːktɪk $ ˈɑːrk-/ adjective [only before noun] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: arcticus, from Greek, from arktos 'bear, Ursa Major (= bear-shaped group of stars in the northern sky), north'
1. relating to the most northern part of the world ⇨ Antarctic:Language: Latin
Origin: arcticus, from Greek, from arktos 'bear, Ursa Major (= bear-shaped group of stars in the northern sky), north'
2. extremely cold: