maritime

/ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/· adjective

外交/军事B2

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Chinese meaning

海上的;海事的

与yǔ海hǎi洋yáng、航háng海hǎi相xiāng关guān的de

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指zhǐ美měi国guó对duì伊yī朗lǎng港gǎng口kǒu的de海hǎi上shàng封fēng锁suǒ行xíng动dòng

Example

Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

周三,伊朗威胁将封锁该地区所有石油出口航线,以回应美国对霍尔木兹海峡伊朗港口的海上封锁。

Source: NPR · 15 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó在zài霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá对duì伊yī朗lǎng港gǎng口kǒu实shí施shī海hǎi上shàng封fēng锁suǒ,伊yī朗lǎng以yǐ威wēi胁xié封fēng锁suǒ地dì区qū石shí油yóu航háng线xiàn作zuò为wéi回huí应yìng,美měi伊yī对duì峙zhì持chí续xù升shēng级jí。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 maritimus,词根 mare 即'海'

  • mar-(海,拉丁 mare)+ -itime(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • maritime blockade / maritime route / maritime law

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