1914, from French troposphère, literally "sphere of change," coined by French meteorologist Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855-1913) from Greek tropos "a turn, change" (see trope) + sphaira "sphere" (see sphere). Related: Tropopause.
权威例句
1. H 2 O absorption is predominant in the troposphere, particularly the lower troposphere.
H2O吸收在对流层, 特别在对流层下部起着主要作用.
2. The balance must be made up by heat transported through the troposphere.
必须通过对流层顶的热输送来建立平衡.
3. Meridional heat transfer by large - scale eddies is most significant in the upper troposphere of middle latitude.
大尺度湍涡的子午线热输送在纬度对流层上层是最重要的.
4. Next comes the tropopause, which is the upper boundary of the troposphere.
其上是对流层顶, 它是对流层的上部边界.
5. Chlorofluorocarbons and hydrochloroflorocarbons are oxidated in the stratosphere and troposphere respectively.