| 单词 | meander |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [mi'ændə] |
| 解释 | v.蜿蜒而流；漫步 |
| 红宝书 | 反义词：move purposively(有目的 地走) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 蜿蜒而流; 闲逛 = wander 【记】源于Maeander(曼伊安德河)土耳其西部曼德列斯河的古名, 以其蜿蜒曲折而著名. Me我, ander = under: 我在河的底下是因为水流不急, 蜿蜒而流. 【类】waft: plummet = meander: dash飘落和突然落下 = 婉蜒而流和急流而下 【反】move purposively(有目的的走) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】me + and her， 我和她，我和她在蜿蜒的河边漫步 |
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