Word · Frequency #14181
mountainous
多山的
having hills and crags
此处仅指“多山的”一义；不表示“如山的”或“巨大的”。
- 1.
Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
多山的；以山脉为特征的；山一般的；(地形)崎岖的；岩石的。
- 2.
having hills and crags
有丘陵和峭壁的
- 3.
Resembling a mountain, especially in size; huge; towering.
似山的,尤其指规模巨大；庞大的；高耸的。
- 4.
like a mountain in size and impressiveness
像山一样大且令人印象深刻的
- 5.
Very difficult.
非常困难的。
- 6.
containing many mountains
包含许多山的
多山的；以山脉为特征的；山一般的；(地形)崎岖的；岩石的。；有丘陵和峭壁的；似山的,尤其指规模巨大；庞大的；高耸的。；像山一样大且令人印象深刻的；非常困难的。
In use
The village is surrounded by mountainous terrain, so the roads are steep and winding.
Driving through the mountainous region took much longer than we expected.
They built the new hiking trail across the mountainous landscape.
mountainous waves
a mountainous dark man
mountainous + noun
作定语修饰名词，常指地形；也可用于比喻，如 mountainous waves（滔天巨浪）、mountainous debt（巨额债务）。
The mountainous region is popular with hikers.
这个多山地区很受徒步者欢迎。
be + mountainous
作表语，说明主语的地貌特征。
Connections
Collocations
- mountainous terrain
- 崎岖多山的地形
- The hikers struggled to cross the mountainous terrain.徒步者艰难地穿越崎岖多山的地形。
- mountainous region
- 多山地区
- The mountainous region receives heavy snowfall in winter.这个多山地区冬季降雪很大。
- mountainous country
- 多山的国家
- Nepal is a mountainous country in South Asia.尼泊尔是南亚的一个多山国家。
- mountainous landscape
- 多山的景观
- The photograph captures a beautiful mountainous landscape.这张照片拍下了美丽的多山景观。
- mountainous roads
- 多山的道路
- Driving on mountainous roads requires caution.在多山道路上驾驶需要小心。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mountain（山）+ ous 形容词后缀，想象群山连绵不绝、到处都是山，就是“多山的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理描述、旅行指南、新闻报道 「mountainous」为中性表达，多用于描述地理特征或地形，较常见于书面语和新闻、旅行介绍等场合，日常口语中使用频率相对较低，但并无特定正式或非正式限制。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语，如 a mountainous region / The terrain is mountainous。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the spelling pattern -ous, but they do NOT rhyme with mountainous (/ˈmaʊntənəs/), whose stress is on the first syllable: MOUN-tə-nəs. Beware of lookalikes like famous (/ˈfeɪməs/): the spelling -ous can sound very different depending on the word.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.