英语词汇“allochthonous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

allochthonous

/əˈlɒkθənəs

adjective Geology

Denoting a deposit or formation that originated at a distance from its present position. Often contrasted with autochthonous.The fossils of the westernmost exposures of the Hoko River Formation are allochthonous, preserved in reworked concretions within conglomerates that were deposited as part of a submarine fan system during late Eocene time....

However, this does not prove that the Moine rocks necessarily constitute an allochthonous terrane in the North American sense.
Although some skeletal remains are evidently allochthonous, other remains are probably parautochthonous.

Origin

Early 20th century: from allo- 'other' + Greek khthōn 'earth' + -ous.

单词	allochthonous
释义	allochthonous /əˈlɒkθənəs / adjective Geology Denoting a deposit or formation that originated at a distance from its present position. Often contrasted with autochthonous.The fossils of the westernmost exposures of the Hoko River Formation are allochthonous, preserved in reworked concretions within conglomerates that were deposited as part of a submarine fan system during late Eocene time.... However, this does not prove that the Moine rocks necessarily constitute an allochthonous terrane in the North American sense. Although some skeletal remains are evidently allochthonous, other remains are probably parautochthonous. Origin Early 20th century: from allo- 'other' + Greek khthōn 'earth' + -ous.
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