Devonian period
[地质] 泥盆纪
🧩 词语组成解析
a. 德文郡的, 泥盆纪的\\nn. 德文郡人, 泥盆纪
period
['pɪrɪəd]
n. 时期;（一段）时间;学时;句号;
adj. 具有某个时代特征的;（关于）过去某一特定历史时期的;（家具、服饰、建筑等）某一时代的;
peri周围，靠近+od道路→周期
🗣️ 情景例句
Who was it?
谁来的电话
Where'd you get it?
你在哪里买的？
This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.
而这常常会引起种种奇怪的现象，在埃尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗雷德。布洛斯就是一个例子。