cairn

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n. 石堆纪念碑, 石冢, 堆石界标

发音

UK /kɛən/
US /kɛ(ə)ɹn/
AU /keːn/
NZ /keən/
NZ /kiən/
SCOT /keɹn/
/kɜː(ɹ)n/

词形变化

cairns 复数 cairns

别名

carn

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

    石冢

  2. 2.

    A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.

  3. 3.

    A cairn terrier.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

cairn terrier

上位词 4

mark marker marking terrier

相关短语

cairn terrier 凯恩狗 cairn terriers Cairn Water Clava cairn Tate's Cairn 大老山

词源

From Scots cairn, from Scottish Gaelic càrn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Compare Welsh carn, Cornish carn. Doublet of carn and horn.

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