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delta n.(河流的)三角洲；希腊语第四个字母（Δ、δ） (1) 尼罗河三角洲土地肥沃。(2) 他们已成为恒河三角洲的令人胆寒的力量。 The first so-called delta was the Nile Delta, named by the Greek historian Herodotus. What makes a delta so special? Alluvial deposits are the rich mineral soil that can be found in the delta. Despite frequent floods, farmers often settle in a delta for this reason. Here's some more fun delta trivia: the deltoid muscles in your shoulders are named after the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet too.

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英 ['deltə] 美 ['deltə] (1) There are fertile fields in the Nile Delta.(2) They were the terror of the Ganges delta. Named for the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle), a delta is a triangular area where a major river divides into a larger body of water. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](河流在入海处形成的)三角洲 A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.   [oft n N]...the Mississippi delta.密西西比河三角洲

英语单词	delta
英美音标	英 ['deltə] 美 ['deltə]
中文释义	n.(河流的)三角洲；希腊语第四个字母（Δ、δ）
英语例句	(1) There are fertile fields in the Nile Delta. (2) They were the terror of the Ganges delta.
中文例句	(1) 尼罗河三角洲土地肥沃。 (2) 他们已成为恒河三角洲的令人胆寒的力量。
vocabulary简明	Named for the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle), a delta is a triangular area where a major river divides into a larger body of water.
vocabulary扩展	The first so-called delta was the Nile Delta, named by the Greek historian Herodotus. What makes a delta so special? Alluvial deposits are the rich mineral soil that can be found in the delta. Despite frequent floods, farmers often settle in a delta for this reason. Here's some more fun delta trivia: the deltoid muscles in your shoulders are named after the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet too.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](河流在入海处形成的)三角洲 A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea. [oft n N] ...the Mississippi delta. 密西西比河三角洲

Delta Named Greek Nile Fourth Letter Alphabet Area