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freshwater (adjective, noun)

淡水は地球上の水のわずか3パーセント未満しか占めていない貴重な資源です。

💬 例文

"The Amazon River contains approximately 20% of the world's liquid freshwater."

💡 覚え方のコツ

Think of 'Fresh' as 'Fine' and 'Water' as 'Well.' Freshwater is the 'Fine Water' from the 'Well' that you can drink.

🏛️ 由来

⚠️ よくある間違い

Using 'freshwater' to mean 'safe to drink'. → Using 'potable water' or 'drinking water'.

Spelling it as 'fresh-water' with a hyphen. → Spelling it as 'freshwater'.