| 单词 | 荒凉 |
| 释义 | 〔Nile〕The longest river in the world, flowing about 6,677 km (4,150 mi) through eastern Africa from its most remote sources in Burundi to a delta on the Mediterranean Sea in northeast Egypt. The main headstreams, theBlue Nile and the White Nile, join at Khartoum in Sudan to form the Nile proper. The river has been used for irrigation in Egypt since at least 4000 b.c. , a function now regulated largely by the Aswan High Dam. 尼罗河：世界最长的河流，流程6,677公里(4,150英里）从布隆迪荒凉地带至埃及东北部地中海沿岸的三角洲穿过东非。主要的干流是青尼罗河 和 白尼罗河， 它们在苏丹境内的喀土穆交汇组成尼罗河。从至少 公元前 4000年开始这条河就在埃及被用于农田水利，现在这一功效因阿斯旺高坎的落成而更广泛 〔lonely〕a lonely crossroads.荒凉的十字路口〔noir〕Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings.黑色文学的：表现艰苦愤世与荒凉背景的犯罪文学类的〔inhospitable〕the barren, inhospitable desert.那片贫瘠的、荒凉的沙漠〔bleak〕Exposed to the elements; unsheltered and barren:无遮蔽的；风吹雨打的和荒凉的：〔conjure〕"Arizona conjures up an image of stark deserts for most Americans"(American Demographics)“亚利桑那州在多数美国人心中是一片荒凉沙漠的景象”(美国人口统计数据)〔desolate〕the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.月球多石的、荒凉的表面〔bleak〕the bleak, treeless regions of the high Andes.安第斯高山荒凉无树的地区〔desert〕Barren and uninhabited; desolate:荒凉的，不毛的：贫瘠而无人居住的；荒芜的，废弃的：〔lonely〕Unfrequented by people; desolate:人迹罕至的；荒凉的：〔landscape〕a bleak New England winter landscape.荒凉的新英格兰冬季地貌〔Chirico〕Italian painter whose works are characterized by deep shadow and perspective, barren landscapes, and elements of classical architecture and sculpture.基里科，乔吉奥·德：(1888-1978) 意大利画家，作品以很暗的阴影、透视的荒凉风光以及古典主义建筑和雕塑因素为特征〔maroon〕The history of the wordmaroon, which we associate with desert islands, takes us back to the days of slavery, when the nounmaroon was a term in English for a Black person who lived in the mountains and forests of Dutch Guiana (Suriname) and the West Indies, a term that is still used in parts of the Caribbean.These were plantation slaveswho had run away to live free in uncultivated parts.The English word is taken from the French wordmarron, "runaway Black slave,”which in turn was an alteration of American Spanishcimarrón, meaning "runaway slave.”Cimarrón is perhaps from cima, "summit.” Having come into English (first recorded in 1666),maroon took on a life of its own and came to be used as a verbmeaning "to be lost in the wilds,”from which our sense "to put ashore on a deserted island or coast" evolved.单词maroon 与荒岛有关联，其历史可追溯到奴隶制时代， 当时英语中的maroon 这个词指的是生活在荷属圭亚那（苏里南）和西印度群岛的黑人， 在加勒比的某些地区这个词仍在使用。这些人本是种植园里的奴隶，他们逃到未开发的土地上自由自在地生活。英语中的这个词源于法语中的marron ， 意思是“逃亡的黑奴”，它又是美洲西班牙语cimarron 的变形， 其意为“逃亡的奴隶”。Cinmarron 可能源于 cima ，“顶峰”。 进入英语之后（最早的记载在1666年），maroon 具有了自己的内涵， 而且开始被作为动词使用，意思是“在荒野中迷失方向”，我们的“将…置于一个荒凉的岛上或海岸边”这个意思就是从这里发展而来〔godforsaken〕Located in a dismal or remote area.荒凉的：处于荒凉或遥远的地方的〔desolate〕Barren; lifeless:荒凉的；无生命的：〔maroon〕To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon.放逐：将…置于一个荒凉的岛上或海岸边并有意抛弃〔wasteland〕Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.荒原：荒凉、贫瘠或遭到毁坏之土地〔desert〕Of, relating to, characteristic of, or inhabiting a desert:荒凉的，荒芜的：沙漠的，与沙漠有关的，多沙漠的，居住在沙漠的：〔wild〕remote, wild country.遥远而荒凉的乡野〔godforsaken〕Desolate; forlorn.荒凉的；凄凉的〔inhospitable〕Unfavorable to life or growth; hostile:荒凉的，不毛的：不适于生存或生长的；敌意的：〔lonesome〕Deserted; unfrequented:荒凉的；人迹罕至的： |
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