polar
adjective /ˈpəʊlə(r)/
/ˈpəʊlər/
[only before noun]- connected with, or near the North or South Pole
极地的；近地极的；南极（或北极）的 - the polar regions
极区 - polar ice
地极的冰 - polar explorers
极地探险家
- the polar regions
- (specialist) connected with the poles (= the positive and negative ends) of a magnet
磁极的 - polar attraction
极向引力
- polar attraction
- (formal) used to describe something that is the complete opposite of something else
完全相反的；截然对立的 - The parents' position is often the polar opposite of the child's.
父母的观点常与孩子的完全相反。
- The parents' position is often the polar opposite of the child's.
词源mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin polaris ‘heavenly’, from Latin polus ‘end of an axis’, from Greek polos ‘pivot, axis, sky’.