sierra
英 [sɪ'erə; sɪ'eərə]
美 [sɪ'ɛrə]
- n. [地理] 鋸齒山脊；呈齒狀起伏的山脈
- n. (Sierra)人名；(意、西)謝拉；(英)西拉
助記提示
1. serra "a saw" => sierra, serried, serrate, serration.
中文詞源
sierra 鋸齒狀山脈來自西班牙語 sierra,鋸齒狀山脈，來自拉丁語 serra,鋸子，鋸齒，詞源同 serrated,鋸齒狀的。
英文詞源
- sierra (n.)
- "a range of hills," 1610s, from Spanish sierra "jagged mountain range," literally "saw," from Latin serra "a saw" (compare serrated), which is of unknown origin.
雙語例句
- 1. Cameroon have also qualified after beating Sierra Leone.
- 喀麥隆隊擊敗塞拉利昂隊之後也成功晉級.
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Portuguese explorers had charted the west coast of Africa as far as Sierra Leone.
- 葡萄牙探險家已經繪製出了遠至塞拉裏昂的非洲西海岸地圖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education.
- 在塞拉利昂，基礎教育階段全部用英語授課。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Sierra Club was unable to meet this standard.
- 賽拉俱樂部難以滿足這一標準.
來自英漢非文學 - 環境法 - 環境法
- 5. The end of the Sierra Nevada cuts off all rain.
- 內華達山脈的尾部把雨水全擋住了.
來自辭典例句