sierra

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rugged range of mountains. countable,uncountable
    — Holonym: cordillera
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Sierra from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of,countable,uncountable
  3. A scombroid fish. countable,uncountable
  4. A relatively low-quality grade of Spanish saffron. uncountable
    — Mancha selecto is the world's best saffron: deep-red stamens, as long as the first joint of your thumb, packed and date-stamped. Lesser types, like sierra saffron, have shorter stamens and a quantity of white and yellow flower parts.

词形变化

sierras plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Sierra County Sierra Leone Sierra Nevada
相关词
Montserrat serrated serration

词源

Borrowed from Spanish sierra, from Latin serra (“saw”), referring to the saw-tooth profile of the crestline of the range seen from a distance.
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