whale-road

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The ocean; the open sea.

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词源

From whale + road, after Old English hranrād, from hran (“whale”) + rād (“road”), though this translation is debated. Another translation is hran as dolphin and rād as a modified form of rāden (to ride). Therefore, hranrād would be the "riding place of dolphins" or "dolphins' riding".

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