1817, first used by Arctic explorers, probably from Norwegian flo "layer, slab," from Old Norse flo, from Proto-Germanic *floho-, from PIE *plak- (1) "to be flat," extended form of root *pele- (2) "flat, to spread" (see plane (n.1)). Related to first element in flagstone. Earlier explorers used flake. Floe-rat was a seal-hunter's name for the ringed seal (1880).
雙語例句
1. Two Atlantic walruses snuggle on an ice floe near Igloolik , Nunavut, Canada.
加拿大努勒維特伊格盧利克附近,兩頭大西洋海象在浮冰上相互偎依.
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2. A large ice floe in the Arctic Ocean bears an icicle - trimmed cave.
北冰洋上的一片巨大浮冰支撐起一個由冰柱裝飾的洞窟.
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3. Two penguins are standing on ice floe.
兩只企鵝站在一塊浮冰上.
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4. A mother Atlantic walrus watches over her pup ice floe near Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.
加拿大努勒維特伊格盧利克附近冰排上,一頭大西洋母海象照顧著她的小海象.
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5. Ice floe distribution in the Sea of Okhotsk in the period when sea - ice extent is advancing.