versant
- 英式英标[\'vɝsənt]
- 美式音标[\'vɜːs(ə)nt]
adj. 熟练的；熟悉的；通晓的；精通的
n. 倾斜地带；山坡
英文词源
- versant (adj.)
- 1640s, "busy" (with something), from Latin versantem (nominative versans), present participle of versare (see versus). Meaning "familiar, acquainted" is from 1787.
中文解释
1、vers- + -us(拉丁语后缀，显然该词直接源于拉丁语，没做任何变动).2、含义：turned toward or against.3. Latin versus "slope". => versant.4. 山坡就是相对的、对立的。
实用例句
- 1. Conifer forests cover the eastern versant.
- 东部山区被针叶树林覆盖.
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