cascade

• n. 層疊；小瀑布；噴流
• vi. 像瀑布般衝下或傾瀉
• v. 使瀑布似地落下

來自詞根cad, 掉落，詞源同case, accident. 字母c來自形容詞後綴-ic的縮略，見altercation.

cascade (n.)

1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).

cascade (v.)

1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.

1. A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor.

大量剛裂開的玻璃碎片叮叮當當地落到地板上。

來自柯林斯例句

2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies.

如果一家公司倒閉，便有可能引發一連串的破產。

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3. Vivid red and pink geraniums cascade over my balcony.

鮮豔的紅色和粉色的天竺葵從我家的陽台上直掛下去。

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4. A cascade of mail arrived from friends.

朋友寄來的郵件如雪片一般。

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5. a cascade of rainwater

如注的雨水

來自《權威詞典》