snowstorm
意味
- 吹雪
例文
The train arrived late because of the snowstorm.
吹雪のため電車が遅れた。
Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.
あの吹雪の中で車を走らせたのは恐ろしい経験だった。
We couldn't go out because of the snowstorm.
ひどい吹雪のために私達は外出できなかった。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From earlier snow-storm, snow storm, equivalent to snow + storm. Compare Scots snawstorm (“snowstorm”), Saterland Frisian Sneestoarm (“snowstorm”), West Frisian sniestoarm (“snowstorm”), Dutch sneeuwstorm (“snowstorm”), German Low German Sneestorm (“snowstorm”), German Schneesturm (“snowstorm”), Danish snestorm (“snowstorm”), Swedish snöstorm (“snowstorm”), Icelandic snjóstormur (“snowstorm”). Compare also Middle English storm of snow (“snowstorm”).