單詞
canyon
英 ['k?nj?n]
美
基本信息
- n. 峽谷
低頻詞CET6+TEM4GRETOEFL擴展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?canyons;
助記提示
1. canal, cane => canyon.
2. can-, cann- "reed, tube" => canal, cane, canyon, cannon.
經(jīng)常把河流比著地球的血管，其實峽谷又何嘗不是如此了，只是沒有水流動而已。
2. can-, cann- "reed, tube" => canal, cane, canyon, cannon.
經(jīng)常把河流比著地球的血管，其實峽谷又何嘗不是如此了，只是沒有水流動而已。
中文詞源
canyon 狹谷
來自cane, 蘆葦。-on,大詞后綴。因狹谷形如大蘆葦而得名。
英文詞源
- canyon (n.)
- "narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish ca?on, extended sense of Spanish ca?on "a pipe, tube; deep hollow, gorge," augmentative of cano "a tube," from Latin canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). But earlier spelling callon (1560s) might suggest a source in calle "street."
雙語例句
- 1. Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice.
- 遠處峽谷的西緣，一只叢林狼嚎叫了兩聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.
- 我們?nèi)ゴ髰{谷徒步旅行，探究印第安人的崖居。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They lived over around Coyote Canyon someplace.
- 他們住在凱奧特峽谷一帶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.
- 美國的大峽谷1900米深.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He felt wonder mingled with awe at the Grand Canyon.
- 面對著大峽谷,他又驚奇又敬畏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
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