mounded

UK/ˈmaʊndɪd/US/ˈmaʊndɪd/

释义

adj.

覆以土堆的;形成土丘状的 • v. (mound 的过去式和过去分词)堆积;筑成土堆

词源

概述

mound 最初与“手”相关(古英语 mund),可能源于用手堆土的动作。后受低地德语影响专指“土丘”,后缀 -ed 赋予“被覆盖”或“已成型”的含义,整体描述某物被土堆覆盖或形成土丘状的特征。

例句

The ancient grave was mounded with fresh soil after the excavation.

考古挖掘后,这座古墓被新土堆覆盖。

Farmers mounded earth around the base of the plants to protect them from frost.

农民们在植株根部堆土以防霜冻。

The landscape was dotted with mounded hills formed by glacial deposits.

地表散布着冰川沉积形成的丘状山包。