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chasm

英 ['kæz(ə)m] 美['kæzəm]
  • n. 峡谷;裂口;分歧;深坑

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词态变化


复数: chasms;

助记提示


1. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => chasm (from Greek khasma / khaskein / khainein "yawn, gape").
2. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => hiatus (from Latin hiare "yawn, gape").
3. PIE base *ghai- / *ghi- "yawn, gape" => gap, gape, yawn.
4. 谐音“开山么?开山吗?”----开山后自然就形成峡谷了。
5. chaos => chasm.

中文词源


chasm 裂缝

来自PIE*gheu, 张开,词源同chaos, gas.

英文词源


chasm
chasm: see yawn
chasm (n.)
1590s, "deep crack in the earth," from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma "yawning hollow, gulf," related to khaskein "to yawn," and thus to chaos. In English in 17c. often spelled chasma. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Chasmal; chasmic.

双语例句


1. There's a chasm between rich and poor in that society.
那社会中存在着贫富差距.

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2. A chasm separates my generation from my parents '.
分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代.

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3. Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
大地突然裂开,形成一道深坑.

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4. A huge chasm gaped before them.
他们面前有个巨大的裂痕.

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5. Pat had earlier made a dive of 80 feet from the Chasm Bridge.
帕特早先曾从80英尺高的峡谷大桥上俯冲跳下。

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