cataract
大瀑布(cata+ract 冲→向下冲→瀑布)
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cataract
/ 5kAtE7rAkt /
◙ noun1. a large waterfall• 大瀑布 a sudden rush of water; a downpour• 急流,奔流;倾盆大雨 »the rain enveloped us in a deafening cataract. 震耳欲聋的暴雨把我们包围了。2. a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision• 白内障 »she had cataracts in both eyes. 她两只眼睛都有白内障。【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin cataracta 'waterfall, floodgate', also 'portcullis' (medical sense 2 probably being a figurative use of this), from Greek kataraktēs 'down-rushing', from katarassein, from kata- 'down' + arassein 'strike, smash'
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