terrain
英[t??re?n]
美[t?'ren]
- n. [地理] 地形，地勢(shì)；領(lǐng)域；地帶
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?terrains;
中文詞源
terrain 地形，地勢(shì)
terra-,土地，陸地，-ain,名詞后綴。引申詞義地形，地勢(shì)。
英文詞源
- terrain (n.)
- 1727, "ground for training horses," from French terrain "piece of earth, ground, land," from Old French (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum "land, ground," noun use of neuter of terrenus "of earth, earthly," from terra "earth, land," literally "dry land" (as opposed to "sea"); from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (cognates: Sanskrit tarsayati "dries up," Avestan tarshu- "dry, solid," Greek teresesthai "to become or be dry," Latin torrere "dry up, parch," Gothic taursus "dry, barren," Old High German thurri, German dürr, Old English tyrre "dry;" Old English turstig "thirsty"). Meaning "tract of country, considered with regard to its natural features" first attested 1766.
雙語例句
- 1. The terrain's high points provide a panoramic view of Los Angeles.
- 在這個(gè)地區(qū)的制高點(diǎn)能夠看到洛杉磯的全景。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Frank Mariano negotiates the desert terrain in his battered pickup.
- 弗蘭克·馬里亞諾駕駛他那輛破爛不堪的皮卡車成功穿越了沙漠地帶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.
- 我們花了一整天的時(shí)間艱難地穿過那片遍布巖石的地帶.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. He had made a detailed study of the terrain.
- 他對(duì)地形作了縝密的研究.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The terrain is strategically situated and difficult of access.
- 地勢(shì)險(xiǎn)要.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》