酸性雨(さんせいう)

さんせいう
noun
acid rain
1. acid rain
Rainfall made unusually acidic by air pollution — primarily sulfur and nitrogen oxides from factories and vehicles. A common topic in environmental discussions.
酸性雨(さんせいう)が森(もり)を傷(いた)める。
Acid rain damages forests.
酸性雨(さんせいう)の影響(えいきょう)で湖(みずうみ)の魚(さかな)が減(へ)った。
The fish in the lake decreased due to the effects of acid rain.
大気汚染(たいきおせん)が進(すす)むと、酸性雨(さんせいう)が建物(たてもの)や農作物(のうさくぶつ)にも被害(ひがい)を与(あた)える。
As air pollution advances, acid rain causes damage to buildings and crops as well.

Compound of 酸性(さんせい) (acidic) + 雨(あめ)/雨(う) (rain). The reading う} for {雨} appears in compound terms (cf. {梅雨(ばいう), 豪雨(ごうう)).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 酸性雨(さんせいう)が降(ふ)る: acid rain falls
  • 酸性雨(さんせいう)の被害(ひがい): damage from acid rain
  • 酸性雨(さんせいう)対策(たいさく): countermeasures against acid rain
  • 酸性雨(さんせいう)の原因(げんいん): the cause of acid rain

RELATED TERMS:

  • 大気汚染(たいきおせん): air pollution
  • 環境問題(かんきょうもんだい): environmental problems
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