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N Scarp 悬崖,陡坡 Skɑ:P 英 Steep Slope Escarpment

单词 scarp
音标 [skɑ:p]
解释 n. 悬崖,陡坡
红宝书 【英】 n. 悬崖,陡坡 (steep slope; escarpment)
【记】 分割记忆:scar看作s care(惊恐),p看作pl ace(地方),让人惊恐 的地方→悬崖
字源 scarp (n.)
"steep slope," 1580s, from Italian scarpa "slope," probably from a Germanic source, perhaps Gothic skarpo "pointed object," from Proto-Germanic *skarpa- "cutting, sharp" (cognates: Middle High German schroffe "sharp rock, crag," Old English scræf "cave, grave"), from PIE *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
不择手段背单词 n. 悬崖; 陡坡
【记】scar = scare恐怖的, p = place-悬崖
趣味全助记 【记】scare + 音:坡,吓人的陡坡;escape 逃跑,从悬崖逃命

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