vlei

名词 n.
/fleɪ/|/vleɪ/|/vlaɪ/    /vleɪ/|/fleɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally. Southern-Africa
    — The country thereabout was a succession of vleys or gulleys, then filled with excellent clear water, teeming with water-fowl.

词形变化

vleis plural vley alternative vly alternative

词源

From Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.
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