cloud
含义: A visible mass of water vapour in the sky; something that obscures; online storage
A cloud is a visible mass of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Figuratively, it can mean something that causes gloom or suspicion, as in 'under a cloud.' In technology, 'the cloud' refers to remote servers for storing and accessing data over the internet.
例句
- Dark clouds gathered before the storm. 暴风雨前乌云密布。Nubes oscuras se acumularon antes de la tormenta.嵐の前に暗い雲が集まりました。폭풍 전에 어두운 구름이 모여들었습니다.
- The scandal left his reputation under a cloud. 这桩丑闻使他的名声蒙上阴影。El escándalo dejó su reputación bajo sospecha.そのスキャンダルで彼の評判に影が差しました。그 스캔들로 그의 명성에 먹구름이 드리워졌습니다.
- I store all my photos in the cloud. 我把所有照片都存在云端。Guardo todas mis fotos en la nube.写真はすべてクラウドに保存しています。사진은 모두 클라우드에 저장하고 있습니다.
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用法指南
语境: general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Old English 'clud' meaning 'mass of rock, hill', from Proto-Germanic 'klutan-'. The sky sense replaced Old English 'wolcen' by the 13th century, from the resemblance of clouds to rocky masses. 'Cloud computing' dates from the 2000s.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
故事与趣闻
The computing term 'cloud' came from network diagrams where the internet was represented as a fluffy cloud shape. Now 'the cloud' has become synonymous with online storage and services, though your data is actually stored in very physical data centres around the world.
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