champaign

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Open countryside, or an area of open countryside. archaic
    — Thenne ſyre Gawayne was ſore greued with theſe wordes / and pulled oute his ſwerd and ſmote of his hede / And therwith torned theyr horſes and rode ouer waters and thurgh woodes tyl they came to theyre buſſhement / where as ſyr Lyonel and ſyr Bedeuer were houyng / The romayns folowed faſt after on horſbak and on foote ouer a chãpayn vnto a wood […]
    Then Sir Gawain was sore grieved with these words, and pulled out his sword and smote of his head, And therewith turned their horses and rode over waters and through woods till they came to their bushment, where as Sir Lionel and Sir Bedivere were hoving, The Romans followed fast after on horseback and on foot over a champaign unto a wood […]
  2. A battlefield. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
    — They are ſeated alongſt the ſea-coaſt, encompaſſed toward the land with huge and ſteepie mountains, having betweene both, a hundred leagues or there abouts of open and champaine ground.

词形变化

champaigns plural champeyne alternative champaine alternative champagne alternative champain alternative more champaign comparative most champaign superlative champeyne alternative champaine alternative champagne alternative champain alternative

词汇关系

近义词
champian
衍生词
Champaign County

词源

词源 1
From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.
词源 2
From Old French champaigne, from Late Latin campānia.
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