Word · Frequency #24096
Windermere
/ˈwindəmiə/
noun
温德米尔湖
a lake in England
温德米尔湖(英国一湖泊)
In use
We took a boat trip on Windermere last summer.
Windermere is the largest lake in England.
She stayed at a hotel overlooking Windermere.
go to + place
go to 后接湖泊名表示前往该湖;Windermere 前不加 the。
We went to Windermere last summer.
去年夏天我们去了温德米尔湖。
Windermere is + noun phrase
Windermere 是专有名词,作主语时谓语用单数,前面不加冠词。
Windermere is a lake in England.
温德米尔湖是英格兰的一个湖。
on + lake name
表示在湖面上活动时用 on;若指在湖水中游泳,则用 in。
They went sailing on Windermere.
他们在温德米尔湖上航行。
Connections
Collocations
- Lake Windermere
- 温德米尔湖
- Lake Windermere is the largest lake in England.温德米尔湖是英格兰最大的湖泊。
- cruise on Windermere
- 在温德米尔湖上乘船游览
- We took a morning cruise on Windermere.我们乘船在温德米尔湖上游览了一个上午。
- shores of Windermere
- 温德米尔湖沿岸
- Small villages line the shores of Windermere.温德米尔湖沿岸分布着小村庄。
- ferry across Windermere
- 横渡温德米尔湖的渡轮
- The ferry across Windermere also carries cars.横渡温德米尔湖的渡轮也可以载汽车。
Similar spelling
- wind
- 风 · n.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Windermere 拼写里有 wind(风)和 mere(湖),联想:风吹过湖面,就是温德米尔湖。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:travel、geography 温德米尔是英格兰湖泊专有名词,通常用于旅游、地理介绍等中性语境,不涉及正式或非正式语体差异。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Windermere 的重音在第一个音节,wind 部分读 /wɪnd/,与 wind(风)同音;词尾 -mere 读 /mɪə/,和 mere、cashmere 的词尾相同,但在 Windermere 中为非重读,所以不算严格押韵。注意 sincere、severe 虽也以 -ere 结尾且读 /ɪə/,但重音在词尾;where 拼写相似却读 /weə/,不要混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.