cavern的词源

英文词源

cavern (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
late 14c., from Old French caverne (12c.) "cave, vault, cellar," from Late Latin caverna "cave," from Latin cavus "hollow" (see cave (n.)). In Old English such a land feature might be called an eorðscræf.

中文词源

cavern:大洞穴

发音释义:['kævɚn] n.大洞穴;凹处vt.挖空;将…置于洞穴

结构分析:cavern = cav(洞穴)+ern(后缀)→大洞穴

词源解释:cav←拉丁语cavus(洞)

同源词:cave(洞穴)

助记窍门:如何区分cavern和cave?字母多的(cavern)就是大的,字母少的(cave)就是小的。

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

cavern:洞穴,(大)山洞

来源于拉丁语形容词cavus, cava, cavum(空的)

同源词:cave, cavity, concave, excavate