canyon的词源

英文词源

canyon (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish cañon, extended sense of Spanish cañon "a pipe, tube; deep hollow, gorge," augmentative of cano "a tube," from Latin canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). But earlier spelling callon (1560s) might suggest a source in calle "street."

中文词源

canyon:峡谷

发音释义:['kænjən] n.峡谷

词源解释:canyon←墨西哥西班牙语cañon←西班牙语cañon(cano的指大形式)←cano(管道)←拉丁语canna(芦苇)

同源词:cane(手杖、藤条)

canyon、valley、gorge的区别:canyon的两边通常是峭壁;gorge中间通常有水;valley两边通常是斜坡。

词组习语:the Grand Canyon(美国科罗拉多大峡谷);box canyon(箱型峡谷)

衍生词:canyoning(溪降运动、峡谷漂流)

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

canyon:狭谷

来自cane, 芦苇。-on,大词后缀。因狭谷形如大芦苇而得名。