Rocky Mountains

短语

洛矶山脉

发音

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词形变化

the Rocky Mountains 复数 Rocky Mountain

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A range of mountains running from Northern New Mexico to Alaska.

    洛矶山脉

    落基山脉

词源

Calque of French Montagnes de Roche first recorded in 1752 by Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre, believed to itself be a calque from an indigenous language, possibly a calque of Plains Cree asinîwaciy, a compound which includes asiniy (“rock”) + waciy (“mountain”).

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