massif

n. 山丘

发音

其它 /mæˈsiːf/
其它 /mæˈsiːf/

词形变化

massifs 复数 massifs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A principal mountain mass.

    山体

    体

  2. 2.

    A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults or flexures and displaced as a unit without internal change; normally consists of gneisses and schists.

    地块

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

formation

整体词 4

range chain mountain chain mountain range

相关短语

Massif Central un. 中央地块 [网络] 中央高原；法国中央高原；中央高原地区 Vinson Massif Central Massif Armorican Massif

词源

Borrowed from French massif, from Middle French massif, ultimately from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”).

来源：wiktionary