canyon

n. 峡谷

中文词源

canyon 狭谷

来自cane, 芦苇。-on,大词后缀。因狭谷形如大芦苇而得名。

canyon (n.): "narrow valley between cliffs," 1834, from Mexican Spanish cañon, extended sense of Spanish cañon "a pipe, tube; deep hollow, gorge," augmentative of cano "a tube," from Latin canna "reed" (see cane (n.)). But earlier spelling callon (1560s) might suggest a source in calle "street."

1. canal, cane => canyon.2. can-, cann- "reed, tube" => canal, cane, canyon, cannon.经常把河流比着地球的血管，其实峡谷又何尝不是如此了，只是没有水流动而已。

1. Far up the west rim of the canyon, a coyote yipped twice.: 远处峡谷的西缘，一只丛林狼嚎叫了两声。

2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.: 我们去大峡谷徒步旅行，探究印第安人的崖居。