highland

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
    — Near-synonyms: upland, upcountry

词形变化

highlands plural

词源

From Middle English hy laund, holond (“highland, upland”), from Old English hēahland (“highland”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauhaland, *hauhalandī; equivalent to high + land. Cognate with Scots hieland (“highland”), Dutch hoogland (“highland”), German Hochland (“highland”), Danish højland (“highland”), Swedish högland (“highland”).
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