butte
含义: An isolated, steep-sided, flat-topped hill or rock formation, smaller than a mesa, typically found in arid landscapes.
Buttes are essentially the remnants of mesas that have been further eroded, leaving a narrow, tower-like landform with a flat top. They are characteristic of the American West and have become iconic symbols of that landscape through film and photography. Monument Valley on the Arizona-Utah border contains some of the most famous buttes in the world. The word is pronounced 'byoot' in English, retaining the French pronunciation.
例句
- The lone butte stood like a sentinel above the desert plain, its red sandstone glowing in the setting sun. 那座孤独的孤峰像哨兵一样矗立在沙漠平原上,红色砂岩在落日余晖中闪耀。El solitario cerro testigo se alzaba como un centinela sobre la llanura desértica, con su arenisca roja resplandeciendo al sol poniente.その孤立したビュートは砂漠の平原に番兵のようにそびえ立ち、赤い砂岩が沈む夕日に輝いていました。그 외로운 뷰트는 사막 평원 위에 보초병처럼 우뚝 서 있었고, 붉은 사암이 지는 석양에 빛나고 있었습니다.
- Monument Valley's dramatic buttes and spires have served as the backdrop for countless Western films. 纪念碑谷壮观的孤峰和尖岩是无数西部电影的背景。Los espectaculares cerros testigo y agujas de Monument Valley han servido de telón de fondo para innumerables películas del Oeste.モニュメントバレーの壮大なビュートと尖塔は、数えきれないほどの西部劇映画の舞台となってきました。모뉴먼트 밸리의 극적인 뷰트와 첨탑들은 수많은 서부 영화의 배경이 되어 왔습니다.
- The geological field trip included a study of how buttes form through the differential erosion of layered rock. 地质学实地考察包括研究孤峰如何通过层状岩石的差异侵蚀而形成。La excursión geológica incluyó un estudio de cómo se forman los cerros testigo por la erosión diferencial de las capas rocosas.地質学の実地調査では、層状岩石の差別浸食によってビュートがどのように形成されるかの研究が含まれていました。지질학 현장 답사에는 층상 암석의 차별 침식을 통해 뷰트가 어떻게 형성되는지에 대한 연구가 포함되어 있었습니다.
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用法指南
语境: academic
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From French butte (mound, hillock), possibly from Old French but (target, goal) or from a pre-Roman Gaulish word. Entered English in the 19th century through French-speaking explorers and fur traders in the American West.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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