terrain的词源

英文词源

terrain (n.)

1727, "ground for training horses," from French terrain "piece of earth, ground, land," from Old French (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum "land, ground," noun use of neuter of terrenus "of earth, earthly," from terra "earth, land," literally "dry land" (as opposed to "sea"); from PIE root *ters- "to dry" (cognates: Sanskrit tarsayati "dries up," Avestan tarshu- "dry, solid," Greek teresesthai "to become or be dry," Latin torrere "dry up, parch," Gothic þaursus "dry, barren," Old High German thurri, German dürr, Old English þyrre "dry;" Old English þurstig "thirsty"). Meaning "tract of country, considered with regard to its natural features" first attested 1766.

中文词源

terrain：地形，地势

词根词缀： -terr-土地 + -ain名词词尾

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：terrain 词源，terrain 含义。

terrain：地形，地势

terra-,土地，陆地，-ain,名词后缀。引申词义地形，地势。

terrain：地形，地势

terra-,土地，陆地，-ain,名词后缀。引申词义地形，地势。