臭氧层 (chòu yǎng céng) — ozone layer | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

ozone layer

Examples

臭氧层。
chòu yǎng céng Néng bǎo hù dì qiú miǎn shòu zǐ wài xiàn de shāng hài.
The ozone layer can protect the Earth from ultraviolet radiation.
，臭氧层。
Jìn nián lái, kē xué jiā fā xiàn chòu yǎng céng zhèng zài zhú jiàn huī fù.
In recent years, scientists have discovered that the ozone layer is gradually recovering.
臭氧层，。
Rú guǒ méi yǒu chòu yǎng céng, dì qiú shàng de shēng mìng jiāng wú fǎ shēng cún.
Without the ozone layer, life on Earth would be unable to survive.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

臭氧ozone

臭chòustink氧yǎngoxygen

偏正Modifier + head

臭 means stink, 氧 means oxygen, and 层 means layer, so the word names the stinky oxygen layer.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

犬自臭

犬犬quǎndog
自自zìnose

臭 combines 自 (nose) and 犬 (dog), referring to a dog's strong sense of smell; it originally meant 'to smell'.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

气气qìgas

Sound part声符shēngfú

養

養yǎng氧yǎng

Same sound today

氧 pairs 气 (gas) with 養 (to nourish), and 養 gives the sound yǎng.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 層; 层 is its simplified writing.

尸曾層

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

曾

曾céng層céng

Same sound today

The traditional form 層 uses 尸 for the meaning and 曾 for the sound; the simplified 层 is a later abbreviation.

Appears in

Environment & Ecology Science (General)

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