mountainous
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 多山的，如山的，巨大的
构词拆分
mountain词根/词干
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-ous后缀
Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote: · (chemistry) Used in chemical nomenclature to name chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a lower oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ic. For example sulphuric acid (H2SO4) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H2SO3). See Inorganic nomenclature.
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 借自 ←中古法语 montagneux
- 源自 ←晚期拉丁语 montāniōsus
- 源自 ←拉丁语 mons “mountain”