Old English swæð, swaðu "track, footstep, trace, scar, vestige," from Proto-Germanic *swathan, *swatho (cognates: Old Frisian swethe "boundary made by a scythe," Middle Dutch swade, Dutch zwade, German Schwad "a row of cut grass"); of uncertain origin. Meaning "a mown crop lying on the ground" is from early 14c.; that of "space covered by the single cut of a scythe" emerged late 15c., and that of "a strip, lengthwise extent" is from c. 1600.
雙語例句
1. The storm cut a wide swath through the town.
暴風雨席卷全城,造成很大的破壞.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. The effect of velocity on the longitudinal motion of SWATH ship in irregular waves is researched.
根據切片理論編製了SWATH船在規則波及不規則波中的縱向運動理論預報程序.
來自互聯網
3. The tornado cut a swath through the town.
龍卷風襲擊該鎮,留下破壞的痕跡.
來自辭典例句
4. A swath of moonlight in the long garden was mottled over with dark shadows.
長條的天井裏露出一段月光,中間再塗上一些黑影.
來自漢英文學 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
5. That singer cut a swath on the stage in the small town.