“波状”常见的英文表达是 undulating 或 wavy,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
undulating:更正式、书面,常用于描述地形、表面或运动等呈现出的波浪形起伏状态,强调一种有规律的、连续的波浪状变化。例如:
The undulating landscape of the hills was breathtaking.(山丘起伏的地形令人叹为观止。)
The road undulated gently through the countryside.(公路在乡村间蜿蜒起伏。)
wavy:更口语化、随意,侧重于描述物体表面具有波浪形状的特征。例如:
She has long, wavy hair.(她有一头长长的波浪卷发。)
The ocean surface was wavy under the strong wind.(在强风下,海面波涛起伏 。)