highland

FREQ #16986

n. 高地, 苏格兰高地

发音

US /ˈhaɪ.lənd/

词形变化

highlands 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.

    高地

    Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry

    The highlands of the Swiss Alps are home to many unique flowers.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

upland

反义词 1

lowland

上位词 1

elevation

下位词 3

down plateau tableland

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).

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