weathering
n. [地质]风化作用;[水利]泻水斜度;挡风雨材料
v. 风干;使退色;经受住(weather 的 ing 形式)
例句
He reasoned that the original ocean was not salty and that subsequently salt derived from the weathering of rocks was brought to the sea by streams.
他认为海洋里起初不含盐,是之后的溪流将岩石风化形成的盐带入了大海。