steppe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /stɛp/    美 /stɛp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. countable,uncountable
    — Nevertheless be it remarked, that even a Russian steppe has tumuli and gold ornaments […]
  2. A vast, cold, dry, grassy plain. countable,uncountable
    — Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers.

词形变化

steppes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
forest steppe mammoth steppe shrubsteppe steppe bison steppe cat steppe eagle steppe fox steppeland steppe lemming steppelike steppe lion steppe mammoth steppe murrain steppe-tundra steppe vole steppe wisent steppe-witch steppic steppification

词源

From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).
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