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vale

英 [veɪl] 美 [vel]

n. 谷；溪谷
int. 再见；再会
n. (Vale)人名；(葡、塞、意)瓦莱；(英)韦尔；(挪)瓦勒

中文词源

vale 山谷

词源同valley.

英文词源

vale: vale: see valley
vale (n.): river-land between two ranges of hills, early 14c., from Old French val "valley, vale" (12c.), from Latin vallem (nominative vallis, valles) "valley" (see valley). Now "little used except in poetry" [Century Dictionary]. Vale of years "old age" is from "Othello." Vale of tears "this world as a place of trouble" is attested from 1550s.

双语例句

1. Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York.: 有1,000多人围着约克谷地骑行了100英里。

2. the Vale of the White Horse: 怀特霍斯谷

3. 'This vale of tears'is a metaphor for the human condition.: “ 眼泪的溪谷 ” 是尘世的比喻说法.

4. Behind every mountain lies a vale.: 每一座山的背后都是山谷.

5. Vale of Brazil and Rio Tinto have joined the call more recently.: 巴西的淡水河谷(Vale)和力拓(RioTinto) 最近也加入了必和必拓的阵营.