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单词 moisture
释义 mois·ture
\ˈmȯis(h)chə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, modification (influenced by -ure) of Middle French moistour, from moiste moist — more at moist
1.
 a. : liquid (as water) diffused or condensed in relatively small quantity and dispersed through a gas as invisible vapor or as fog or in or on a solid body in insensible form or as sensible dampness or condensed on a cool surface as visible dew; specifically : atmospheric water vapor
  < the dew point is a reliable indication of the amount of moisture in the air >
 b. obsolete : the watery component of an object or an individual
  < all my body's moisture scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heart — Shakespeare >
 c. : tearfulness
  < a moisture of the eye — H.S.Scott >
2. : a liquid substance (as water)
 < rubbing the moisture out of the coat of a … fox terrier — Arnold Bennett >
specifically : precipitation
 < 69 percent of the annual moisture occurred during the growing season — R.H.Brown >
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