c. 1300, slete, either from an unrecorded Old English *slete, *slyte, related to Middle High German sloz, Middle Low German sloten (plural) "hail," from Proto-Germanic *slautjan- (cognates: dialectal Norwegian slutr, Danish slud, Swedish sloud "sleet"), from root *slaut-.
sleet (v.)
early 14c., from sleet (n.). Related: Sleeted; sleeting.
例文
1. Northern Kentucky is likely to get snow mixed with sleet .
ケンタッキー州北部ではみぞれが降る可能性があります。
2.The wind began to build and the sleet to blow about.
風が吹き始め、みぞれが舞い始めた。
3.Driving sleet brought more problems to roads last night.
昨夜のみぞれは道路に多くの問題をもたらした。
4.Conditions were damp and foggy after morning sleet .