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cascade n. 小瀑布 cascade (n.) 1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).cascade (v.) 1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading. 【记】decadence，caducity cade落下, cas + cade一级级落下；case + case 两个盒子搭成的阶梯形成瀑布

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[kæs'keid] 【英】 n.小瀑布(a small, steep waterfall)【记】 cas(落下)+cad(落下) →一再落下→瀑布【同】 同根词：casual(偶然 的); decadent(颓废的) n. 小瀑布 = small waterfall【例】Her long hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls 她长长的卷发像瀑布一样披泻在肩上.【记】cas落 = cad落－一落再落－小瀑布cas = cast扔, cad无赖: 扔无赖应该从小瀑布上往下扔－达到解恨的目的, 还摔不死他.【参】casual(adj 偶然的); decadent(adj 颓废的)

单词	cascade
音标	[kæs'keid]
解释	n. 小瀑布
红宝书	【英】 n.小瀑布(a small, steep waterfall) 【记】 cas(落下)+cad(落下) →一再落下→瀑布【同】同根词：casual(偶然的); decadent(颓废的)
字源	cascade (n.) 1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). cascade (v.) 1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.
不择手段背单词	n. 小瀑布 = small waterfall 【例】Her long hair fell over her shoulders in a cascade of curls 她长长的卷发像瀑布一样披泻在肩上. 【记】cas落 = cad落－一落再落－小瀑布cas = cast扔, cad无赖: 扔无赖应该从小瀑布上往下扔－达到解恨的目的, 还摔不死他. 【参】casual(adj 偶然的); decadent(adj 颓废的)
趣味全助记	【记】decadence，caducity cade落下, cas + cade一级级落下；case + case 两个盒子搭成的阶梯形成瀑布

Cascade N 小瀑布 Latin Case Kæs'keid 英 N.小瀑布(A