embankment

名词 n.
/ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmənt/|[ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmənt] ~ [ɪmˈbeɪ̯ŋkmn̩t]|/ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmənt/|[ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmənt] ~ [ɪmˈbɛ̃ŋkmn̩t]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
    — The work to be done under these specifications consists in furnishing all materials and erecting a stone embankment, an earth embankment, and a wharf. The stone embankment will contain about 216,000 tons of stone; the earth embankment about 285,000 cubic yards of broken stone, sand, or other suitable material; and the wharf will contain 501,320 feet of timber, and 802 piles, together with the requisite quantity of cast iron mooring bits, wrought iron spikes, bolts, etc.

词形变化

embankments plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English bank
English embank
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English embankment
From embank + -ment.
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