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humidity

noun
🔊/hjuːˈmɪdəti/
🔊/hjuːˈmɪdəti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the amount of water in the air（空气中的）湿度
    • Instruments constantly monitor temperature and humidity.仪器始终在监测温度和湿度。
    • high/low humidity高／低湿度
    • 70% humidity70% 的湿度
    Extra Examples
    • The museum is equipped with sophisticated humidity controls.博物馆安装了先进的湿度控制设备。
    • in dry weather, when the ambient humidity is low在环境湿度低的干燥天气中
    • Care should be taken in conditions of high humidity.在高湿度条件下应小心。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • ambient
    • …
    … of humidity
    • level
    verb + humidity
    • control
    • maintain
    • increase
    • …
    humidity + verb
    • increase
    • rise
    • drop
    • …
    humidity + noun
    • level
    • control
    See full entry
  2. conditions in which the air is wet and very warm湿热；高温潮湿
    • These plants need heat and humidity to grow well.这些植物在高温潮湿的环境中才能生长得旺盛。🔊🔊
    • The humidity was becoming unbearable.这种潮湿使人越来越难以忍受了。🔊🔊
    Topics Weatherc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • low
    • ambient
    • …
    … of humidity
    • level
    verb + humidity
    • control
    • maintain
    • increase
    • …
    humidity + verb
    • increase
    • rise
    • drop
    • …
    humidity + noun
    • level
    • control
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French humidite or Latin humiditas, from humidus, from humere ‘be moist’.
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