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深渊的,深海的
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abyssal \A*byss"al\, a. [Cf. {Abysmal}.]
Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
{Abyssal zone} (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into
which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in
describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one
furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred
fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.
资料来源 : WordNet®
abyssal
adj 1: relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
2: so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the
ocean" [syn: {abysmal}, {unfathomable}]