winterbourne

n. 间歇河(指冬季多雨时节才有水流而夏季干涸的河)

发音

UK /ˈwɪntəbɔːn/
其它
US /ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/
US /-ɾɚ-/
CA /ˈwɪntɚˌbɝn/
US /ˈwɪntɚˌbɝn/
CA /ˈwɪ̃.ɾɚˌbɝːn/
US /ˈwɪ̃.ɾɚˌbɝːn/

词形变化

winterbournes 复数 winterbournes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.

词源

From winter + bourne (“seasonal brook or stream”), partly also from the placenames Winterborne, Winterbourne, which are derived from Old English winterburna (“stream that is full in winter”), from winter (from Proto-Germanic *wintruz, further etymology uncertain) + burna (“stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)). The Old English word appears to have survived only in placenames.

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