Arctic

adjective
🔊/ˈɑːktɪk/
🔊/ˈɑːrktɪk/
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  1. [only before noun] related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole北极的;北极地区的
    • Arctic explorers北极探险者
    compare AntarcticTopics Geographyb1
  2. arctic
    extremely cold极冷的;严寒的
    • TV pictures showed the arctic conditions.电视画面显示了严寒的环境。🔊🔊
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.

Arctic

noun
🔊/ˈɑːktɪk/
🔊/ˈɑːrktɪk/
[singular]
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  1. the Arctic
    the regions of the world around the North Pole北极;北极地区Topics Geographyb1
    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin arcticus, articus, from Greek arktikos, from arktos ‘bear, Ursa Major, pole star’.