waterfall

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中文来自 ECDICT

n.: 瀑布

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water词根/词干

fall词根/词干

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英语
继承自 ←中古英语 waterfal
继承自 ←古英语 wæterġefeall “waterfall”

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From Middle English waterfal, waterfalle, from Old English wæterġefeall (“waterfall”), equivalent to water +‎ fall. Cognate with West Frisian wetterfal (“waterfall”), Dutch waterval (“waterfall”), German Wasserfall (“waterfall”), Swedish vattenfall (“waterfall”).

释义（英文）

名词 Noun

A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.
(software engineering) Short for waterfall model
(web development) A chart depicting the timing and duration of network requests.
(slang, US) The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

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