landmark
n. 陆标, 划时代的事, 地界标 [医] 界标
发音
词形变化
别名
教材释义与例句
陆标;地标;界标;里程碑;纪念碑;地界标;划时代的事
释义与例句
-
1.
An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
历史 -
2.
A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
地标
-
3.
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
名胜古迹
-
4.
A major event or discovery.
里程碑
定语 比喻an important landmark in human history
a landmark paper in neurosurgery
a landmark ruling/case
-
1.
To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
美国
词汇关系
相关短语
词源
From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).
来源:wiktionary