alpine

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈæl.paɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in rock gardens.
    — There can be little doubt that the autumn-flowering gentians are the elite of late-flowering alpines, but alas they can only be enjoyed by those gardeners with an acid soil, unless they can be grown in containers.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
    — alpine snows
  2. Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.; Alternative letter-case form of Alpine: Of, relating to, or inhabiting the Alps, a large mountain range in Europe. alt-of,sometimes,specifically
  3. Of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing.

词形变化

more alpine comparative most alpine superlative alpines plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.
词源 2
From Latin Alpīnus, from Alpēs (“the Alps”). Cognates include French alpin.
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