臭氧层

臭氧層

chòuyǎngcéng

noun #22,937

Meanings

HSK 5

臭氧层的破坏导致紫外线增强。

Chòuyǎngcéng de pòhuài dǎozhì zǐwàixiàn zēngqiáng.

The destruction of the ozone layer leads to increased ultraviolet radiation.

HSK 7-9

科学家发现南极上空的臭氧层出现了空洞。

Kēxuéjiā fāxiàn Nánjí shàngkōng de chòuyǎngcéng chūxiàn le kōngdòng.

Scientists discovered a hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica.

memory

臭氧 = ozone (literally 'smelly oxygen,' named for its distinctive smell), and 层 = layer. The ozone layer is a 'smelly-oxygen layer.'

臭 chòu

氧 yǎng

层 céng