rocky

英 ['rɒkɪ] 美 ['rɑki]
  • adj. 岩石的,多岩石的;坚如岩石的;摇晃的;头晕目眩的

英文词源


rocky (adj.)
"full of rocks," c. 1400, from rock (n.1) + -y (2); "unsteady," 1737, from rock (v.1). Meaning "difficult, hard" is recorded from 1873, and may represent a bit of both.

The Rocky Mountains so called by 1802, translating French Montagnes Rocheuses, first applied to the Canadian Rockies. "The name is not directly self-descriptive but is an approximate translation of the name of the former Native American people here known as the Assiniboin .... The mountains are in fact not noticeably rocky" [Room]. Bright notes that "These Indians were called /assiniipwaan/, lit. 'stone Sioux', by their Cree (Algonkian) neighbors".

双语例句


1. The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable.
路上通常石头很多,所以最好穿结实耐磨的靴子。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Their relationship had gotten off to a rocky start.
他们的关系在磕磕绊绊中开始了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. A walker fell 80ft from a rocky pinnacle.
一位徒步者从一块80英尺高的尖锥形岩石上摔了下来。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky.
这周围的乡村风多石头多。

来自《权威词典》

5. seabirds nesting on rocky ledges
海鸟在岩架上筑巢

来自《权威词典》

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