北极

• 拼音: běi jí
• 汉字拆解: 北 = two people back to back, originally meaning 'turn the back' then 'north'; 极 = 木 (wood) + 亟 (phonetic)

含义

North Pole; Arctic. The northernmost point on Earth, or the Arctic region surrounding it.

Used in scientific, geographical, and environmental contexts. 北极熊 means polar bear. 北极圈 means Arctic Circle. 南极 is the Antarctic/South Pole.

例句

1. 科学家们在北极进行了为期三个月的气候研究。
2. 北极的冰川正在以惊人的速度融化，这令人担忧。
3. 北极熊是北极地区最具代表性的动物之一。

用法指南

语境: geography, science, environment

语气: informative

正确说法

• 他的梦想是去北极探险。(His dream is to explore the Arctic.)
• 北极的气温正在上升。(Temperatures in the Arctic are rising.)

错误说法

• 把'北极'和'北极洲'混淆——北极是极点和周围地区，不是一个大洲 (Don't confuse 北极 with a continent — the Arctic is a region around the pole, not a continent like Antarctica)

起源与历史

Compound of 北 (north) + 极 (extreme/pole), literally meaning the northern extreme point.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal