meander: [16] The word meander comes from the name of an actual river, the Maeander (now known as the Büyük Menderes), which flows through Turkey into the Aegean sea. It was famous in ancient times for its winding course, and so Greek maíandros came to be used as a generic term for ‘winding course’. The word passed into English via Latin maeander, and was turned into a verb in the 17th century.
meander (n.)
1570s, "confusion, intricacies," from Latin meander "a winding course," from Greek Maiandros, name of a river in Caria noted for its winding course (the Greeks used the name figuratively for winding patterns). In reference to river courses, in English, from 1590s. Adjectival forms are meandrine (1846); meandrous (1650s).
meander (v.)
"flow in a winding course" (of rivers), 1610s, from meander (n.). Of a person, "to wander aimlessly" (1831), originally of persons traveling on a river (1821), perhaps influenced by confusion with maunder [OED]. Related: Meandered; meandering.
meander 双语例句
1. It's so restful to meander along Irish country roads.
沿着爱尔兰的乡间小路漫步是多么惬意。
来自柯林斯例句
2. His talk appears to meander but by the end focuses attention on the true state of affairs.
他的谈话看似不着边际，最终却集中到了事态的真相上来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box.
思绪象不平静的风在信箱里蜿蜒着.
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4. We have established a physical model for the meander point bar.
建立了曲流点坝物理模型,模拟地下曲流点坝储层进行驱替实验.
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5. Visitors and locals alike meander along the sidewalks of the Seine River.