catena

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A series of related items.
    — And, on the contrary, there is a whole catena of authorities, beginning with Sir Robert Peel and ending with Mr. Lowe, which say that the Banking Department of the Bank of England is only a Bank like any other bank [...]
  2. A series of distinct soils arrayed along a slope.
    — The changes in soil characteristics from the crest to the foot of a slope are together known as a catena.

词形变化

catenas plural catenae plural

词汇关系

衍生词
catena compound
相关词
catenal catenary catenative chain concatenate concatenation

词源

From Medieval Latin catena, from Latin catēna (“chain”). Doublet of chain.
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