montane

a. 山地森林的

发音

UK /ˈmɒnteɪn/
US /mɑnˈteɪn/

词形变化

montanes 复数 montanes more montane 比较级 most montane 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal or a plant of a montane habitat.

    生物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.

    山区的

    生物

词源

The adjective is derived from Latin montānus (“of or pertaining to a mountain”). Synchronically, it can be seen to have the suffix English -ane (variant of -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives)). Montānus is derived from mōns (“mount, mountain”) (from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, to tower”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

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