river
river 英 [ˈrɪvə(r)] 美 [ˈrɪvɚ]
n. 河，江
名词复数:rivers
- A river is a long, flowing natural stream of water. The Nile is one of the most famous rivers in the world.
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- n. 河，江
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1. on the banks of the river
在河岸上
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2. Can we swim in the river?
我们可以下河游泳吗？
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3. a boat on the river
河上的一条船
- river (n.) early 13c., from Anglo-French rivere, Old French riviere "river, riverside, river bank" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *riparia "riverbank, seashore, river" (source also of Spanish ribera, Italian riviera), noun use of fem. of Latin riparius "of a riverbank" (see riparian). Generalized sense of "a copious flow" of anything is from late 14c. The Old English word was ea "river," cognate with Gothic ahwa, Latin aqua (see aqua-). Romanic cognate words tend to retain the sense "river bank" as the main one, or else the secondary Latin sense "coast of the sea" (compare Riviera).
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