arroyo的词源

英文词源

arroyo (n.)

"watercourse, dry streambed," 1845, a California word, from American Spanish, in Spanish, "rivulet, small stream," from Latin arrugia "shaft or pit in a gold mine," apparently a compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + ruga "a wrinkle" (see rough (adj.)).

中文词源

arroyo：沟壑

发音释义：[ə'rɒɪəʊ] n. 小河；河谷；干涸沟壑；（人名）阿罗约

结构分析：arroyo = ar（=ad，去）+royo（起皱）→地表的皱纹→沟壑

词源解释：royo←拉丁语ruga（起皱）

趣味记忆：arroyo→阿罗约→菲律宾女总统，卸任后因贪腐受审→经历了大风大浪，最后栽在小沟里→沟壑

同源词：rough（粗糙的、艰苦的）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：arroyo 词源，arroyo 含义。

arroyo：山谷

前缀ar-同ad-. -royo, 同词根rug, 皱，见corrugated, 起皱的。指矿道，山谷。