| 单词 | rift |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [rift] |
| 解释 | n.裂口，断裂；矛盾 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.裂缝，隙缝 (fissure, crevasse) 【考】 反义词：reconciliat ion(和解) 【例】 a deep marital rift(夫妇间深深的裂 痕) |
| 字源 | rift (n.) early 14c., "a split, act of splitting," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian rift "a cleft," Old Icelandic ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to Old Norse ripa "to break a contract" (see riven). Figurative use from 1620s. Geological sense from 1921. As a verb, c.1300. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (岩石上狭窄的)裂缝; (在良好的关系中的)矛盾 【记】两个人拿着rifle对打, 因为他们之间有rift 【类】faultfinding: criticize = rift: breach挑剔是过分批评 = 裂缝是过分破裂 【反】reconciliation(n 和解; 顺从) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自rive 撕裂；r发成l音是：裂缝； 【相关】clift(=cliff)断崖，drift (漂流)到浅石滩 |
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