brae

英 [breɪ] 美
  • n. 斜坡;山坡

中文词源


brae 陡坡

来自苏格兰方言。

英文词源


brae (n.)
"steep slope," in northern England especially "the sides of a hill," early 14c., from Scottish, "slope, river bank," from Old Norse bra "eyelash," cognate with Old English bræw "eyelid," German Braue "eyebrow" (see brow). "The word must have passed through the sense of 'eye-brow' to 'brow of a hill', supercilium (cf. OE. eaghill 'eye-hill'=eyebrow)" [OED].

双语例句


1. Write HART configuration through reading, can adjust span, brae and other one stage setting.
通过读写HART配置, 可以调整量程 、 斜坡和其它一级设置.

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