vale
英 [veɪl]
美 [vel]
- n. 穀；溪穀
- int. 再見；再會
- n. (Vale)人名；(葡、塞、意)瓦萊；(英)韋爾；(挪)瓦勒
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Over 1000 riders cycled 100 miles around the Vale of York.
- 有1,000多人圍著約克穀地騎行了100英裏。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the Vale of the White Horse
- 懷特霍斯穀
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. 'This vale of tears'is a metaphor for the human condition.
- “ 眼淚的溪穀 ” 是塵世的比喻說法.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Behind every mountain lies a vale.
- 每一座山的背後都是山穀.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Vale of Brazil and Rio Tinto have joined the call more recently.
- 巴西的淡水河穀(Vale)和力拓(RioTinto) 最近也加入了必和必拓的陣營.
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