mediterranean

Definitions

medi (middle) + terr (land, from terra) + -anean = 'in the middle of the land.' To the Romans this sea sat enclosed by land on every side — Europe, Africa, Asia — so they named it the sea 'in the midst of the earth.' Knowing the two roots turns a hard-to-spell word into a transparent description.

Common Collocations

• 1.Mediterranean Sea地中海
• 2.Mediterranean diet地中海饮食
• 3.Mediterranean climate地中海气候
• 4.Mediterranean coast地中海沿岸

Example Sentences

• 1.

  We spent the summer sailing around the Mediterranean.

• 2.

  A Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil and vegetables.