tropic
noun /ˈtrɒpɪk/
/ˈtrɑːpɪk/
- [countable, usually singular] one of the two imaginary lines drawn around the world 23° 26′ north (the Tropic of Cancer) or south (the Tropic of Capricorn) of the equator
回归线(北回归线称 the Tropic of Cancer,南回归线称 the Tropic of Capricorn) WordfinderTopics Geographyc1- climate
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- the tropics[plural] the area between the two tropics, which is the hottest part of the world
synonym torrid zone热带;热带地区
词源late Middle English (denoting the point on the ecliptic reached by the sun at the solstice): via Latin from Greek tropikos, from tropē ‘turning’, from trepein ‘to turn’.