runnel英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A small stream, a rivulet.

— Spring, is ye comen in, / Dappled larke singe, / Snow melteth, / Runnel pelteth, / Smelleth wind of newe buddinge.
A small artificial channel for water to flow in.

— Still lower down the slope, on a staircase by the Eastern Bastion, there is an elaborate piece of hydraulic science for checking the flow of water. A stone runnel is made to descend the stairs in a series of parabolic curves which would subject the water to friction, and thus reduce its velocity and the consequent danger of a flood on the pavement below.

动词 v.

To create channels for directing the flow of liquid.

— Not all saltmarshes are suited to habitat modification, but where they are, runnelling provides long-term and cost-effective control with minor non-target impacts.

词形变化

runnels plural rinel alternative rindle alternative runnels present,singular,third-person runneling US,participle,present runnelling UK,participle,present runneled US,participle,past runneled US,past runnelled UK,participle,past runnelled UK,past rinel alternative rindle alternative

词源

词源 1

From Middle English runel, rennel, rinel, from Old English rynel (“that which runs; runner; stream”), from Proto-Germanic *runilaz, equivalent to run + -el. Cognate with Scots rinel, rinnal (“stream; runnel”), Swedish rännel (“runner; runnel”).

词源 2

From Middle English runel, rennel, rinel, from Old English rynel (“that which runs; runner; stream”), from Proto-Germanic *runilaz, equivalent to run + -el. Cognate with Scots rinel, rinnal (“stream; runnel”), Swedish rännel (“runner; runnel”).