spinney

n. 矮林

发音

US

词形变化

spinneys 复数

别名

spinny

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds.

    英国
  2. 1.

    Synonym of spinnaker.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

brush thicket brushwood coppice copse

词源

From Middle English spenné, from Middle French espinoye (“thorny thicket”), espinaye, from Latin spīnētum (“thorny thicket”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”).

来源：wiktionary