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moisture

/ˈmɔɪstʃər/ American
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  • n. 湿气, 水分
Definition
  • n. small amounts of water present in the air, in a substance, or on a surface
Example
Too much moisture in the basement caused mold to grow quickly.
地下室里湿气太重,导致霉菌迅速滋生。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: dampness, water present in the air (noun).

比较义项:潮气;湿气(名词)。

  • wet

    As a noun, 'wet' is informal and mainly British, referring to rainy or damp weather or conditions outside, often in the fixed phrase 'in/from the wet'; it rarely names water content itself.

    作名词时,wet 是非正式用法,主要用于英式英语,指外面下雨或潮湿的天气/状况,常出现在固定搭配“in/from the wet”中;它很少用来指水分本身。

    Come in out of the wet before you catch a cold.

    赶紧从外面的潮湿天气里进来,别着凉了。

  • moisture 本词

    'Moisture' is the everyday, neutral noun for small amounts of water present in air, soil, or materials; it is common in both scientific and household contexts, and pairs with words like 'level', 'absorb', 'trapped'.

    moisture 是日常、中性的名词,指空气、土壤或材料中含有的少量水分;它在科学和家庭语境中都很常见,常与“level”“absorb”“trapped”等词搭配使用。

    Check the moisture level in the soil before you water the plants.

    在给植物浇水之前,先检查土壤中的湿度水平。

Wet and moisture can both mean dampness. As a noun, wet is informal and mainly British, meaning rainy weather outside, as in 'in the wet'. Moisture is the everyday, neutral noun for water in air, soil, or materials. Wet's adjective use is not compared.

这两个词都可以指“潮气/湿气”,但用法不同:moisture 是常见、具体的名词,指空气或物体中含有的水分,常用于科学或日常描述;wet 作名词较少见、较口语化,多指外面潮湿多雨的天气或状态,常见于“in the wet”这类固定搭配。wet 更常见的用法是形容词,这里不比较。