Rhine

n. 莱茵河

发音

US /ɹaɪn/

词形变化

the Rhine

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

    莱茵河

相关短语

Rhine Franconian Rhine gold Rhine Falls Rhine Province 莱茵省 (原德国普鲁士的省, 即今德国的北莱茵—威斯特法伦州和莱茵兰—普法耳次州)[亦称作Rhineland, 德语Rheinland] County Palatinate of the Rhine Palatinate of the Rhine Confederation of the Rhine North Rhine High Rhine

词源

From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German and Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”). Cognate with Old High German Rīn ("the Rhine"; > German Rhein), Old Norse Rín (“the Rhine”), Dutch Rijn (“the Rhine”). Related also to Latin rivus ("river"), in Celtic with an -n- suffix as in Old Irish rīan (“run”) (more at run). The spelling with Rh- is due to the influence of Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos) (via French Rhin).

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