agger

n. 古罗马帝国的道路

发音

/ædʒə(ɹ)/

词形变化

aggers 复数 aggers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A double tide, particularly a high tide in which the water rises to a given level, recedes, and then rises again (or only the second of these high waters), but sometimes equally a low tide in which the water recedes to a given level, rises, and then recedes again

  2. 2.

    Synonym of earthwork in ancient Roman contexts, particularly a defensive wall or mound.

    历史

相关短语

agger nasi [医] 鼻堤

词源

From Middle English agger (“heap, pile”), from Latin agger (“earthwork, rubble, rampart”), from ad- (“toward, towards”) + gerere (“to carry”).

来源：wiktionary