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canyon是什么意思

canyon

英 ['kænjən] 美 [ˈkænjən]
  • n. 峡谷

canyon 助记提示


1. canal, cane => canyon.
2. can-, cann- "reed, tube" => canal, cane, canyon, cannon.
经常把河流比着地球的血管,其实峡谷又何尝不是如此了,只是没有水流动而已。

canyon 中文词源


canyon 狭谷

来自cane, 芦苇。-on,大词后缀。因狭谷形如大芦苇而得名。

canyon 英文词源


canyon (n.)
"narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish cañon, extended sense of Spanish cañon "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."

canyon 双语例句


1. Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice.
远处峡谷的西缘,一只丛林狼嚎叫了两声。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.
我们去大峡谷徒步旅行,探究印第安人的崖居。

来自柯林斯例句

3. They lived over around Coyote Canyon someplace.
他们住在凯奥特峡谷一带。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The Grand Canyon in the USA is 1900 metres deep.
美国的大峡谷1900米深.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He felt wonder mingled with awe at the Grand Canyon.
面对着大峡谷,他又惊奇又敬畏.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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