c. 1300, slete, either from an unrecorded Old English *slete, *slyte, related to Middle High German sloz, Middle Low German sloten (plural) "hail," from Proto-Germanic *slautjan- (cognates: dialectal Norwegian slutr, Danish slud, Swedish sloud "sleet"), from root *slaut-.
sleet (v.)
early 14c., from sleet (n.). Related: Sleeted; sleeting.
雙語例句
1. Northern Kentucky is likely to get snow mixed with sleet.
肯塔基州北部可能有雨夾雪。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The wind began to build and the sleet to blow about.
風開始大起來了,雨雪四處飛揚.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Driving sleet brought more problems to roads last night.
昨晚的雨夾雪給道路帶來了更多的問題.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Conditions were damp and foggy after morning sleet.