spelunk

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A cave, cavern or grotto. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To explore caves.
  2. To explore a system in depth.

词形变化

spelunks plural spelunc alternative spelunks present,singular,third-person spelunking participle,present spelunked participle,past spelunked past spelunc alternative

词汇关系

近义词
cave
衍生词
spelunking

词源

词源 1
From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.
词源 2
U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.
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