Word · Frequency #12340
firths
峡湾;河口
firths is the plural of firth.
核心释义
a long, narrow estuary, especially in Scotland
- 1.
海湾;河口。
An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
海湾;河口。;峡湾;河口
用法In use
The fishing village sits near a wide firth where the river meets the sea.
用法提示:此处 firth 为单数可数名词,表示狭长的河口湾或海湾。
We walked along the path that follows the firth all the way to the old lighthouse.
用法提示:firth 在此指两侧陆地夹着的狭长海湾,常见于苏格兰。
Several firths along the coast provide calm water for small boats.
用法提示:此处用复数形式 firths,指多个狭长的海湾或河口。
the Firth of [place]
苏格兰常见的地名结构,专有名词中 Firth 首字母需大写。
We took a cruise up the Firth of Clyde.
我们乘船游览了克莱德湾。
a firth
firth 为可数名词,泛指时用 a;复数形式为 firths。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the Firth of Forth
- 福斯湾
- Edinburgh lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth.爱丁堡位于福斯湾的南岸。
- Moray Firth
- 马里湾
- The Moray Firth is famous for its dolphins.马里湾以海豚闻名。
- the mouth of the firth
- 河口湾口
- The village is built at the mouth of the firth.这个村庄建在河口湾口。
- cross the firth
- 横渡河口湾
- The ferry crosses the firth every hour.渡轮每小时横渡河口湾一次。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想苏格兰地名 Firth of Forth(福斯湾):firth 即河口峡湾,且与 forth 形近,看到地名就想起词义。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:地理、水文等专业语境、苏格兰地名 多用于正式或地理、水文等专业语境,也常见于苏格兰地名中;日常对话中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 firth /fɜːθ/ 押韵:birth, berth, earth, girth, mirth, worth(重读音节都是 /ɜːθ/)。注意拼写相似的 hearth 读作 /hɑːθ/,与 firth 不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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