dale
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 小谷，溪谷
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English dale, from Old English dæl, from Proto-West Germanic *dal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (chiefly UK, slightly dated outside Yorkshire etc.) A valley, often in an otherwise hilly area.
- The sunken or grooved portion of the surface of a vinyl record.
词族
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词源说明
Related to Low German daal or Dutch daal (“lowers, descends”) and French dalle (“trough; conduit”). Attested in English since the seventeenth century.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (archaic) A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.