| 单词 | canyon |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kænjən] |
| 解释 | n.峡谷 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 峡谷(a long, narrow valley between cliffs) 【考】 ditch : canyon / burrow : cavern(水沟对峡谷/小洞穴 对巨洞) 【记】 表示峡谷的其他一些 单词：gorge，gully ，ravine，valley |
| 字源 | 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." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 峡谷(中间有流水) 【例】the Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷 【记】gorge, gully, ravine, valley都是峡谷, 不用区别 【类】ditch: canyon = burrow: cavern 水沟对峡谷 = 小洞穴对巨洞 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：看仰，看什么仰着头，大峡谷，不信你到美国自己看看；音：攀岩，攀岩的好地方，峡谷 |
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