ledge
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 突出部分，暗礁，矿层
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English legge, from Old English leċġ (“bar, crossbeam”), from Proto-West Germanic *laggju (“layer, strip, ledge, rung, bar”), from Proto-Germanic *lagjō (“layer, stratum”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie, recline”). Cognate with West Frisian lêch (“a layer of sheaves on a threshing floor”), Dutch leg (“layer”), German Low German Legg (“wrinkle, fold, flat layer, stratum”), Middle High German legge, lecke (“position, layer, stratum, tier; pleat, hem”). Related to Middle English leggen (“to lay, apply”), from Old English leċġan (“to lay”); and Old English *ġeleċġ (“positioning, arrangement, layout”) as in Old English limġeleċġ (“the disposition of the limbs, form, shape”). More at lay.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
- A shelf on which articles may be laid.
- (geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
- A layer or stratum.
- A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
- (architecture) A (door or window) lintel.
- (architecture
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释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (slang) Alternative form of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
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词源说明
Shortening of legislature.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislature building.
- (Canada, slang) A provincial or territorial legislative assembly.