Landmark
['læn(d)mɑːk] or ['lændmɑrk]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken.
(noun.) a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land.
(noun.) an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; 'the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations'.
(noun.) the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; 'the church steeple provided a convenient landmark'.
編輯:卢克--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved.
(n.) Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.
芭芭拉校對
例句/造句/用法:
- I had abundant occupation for my thoughts, in every conspicuous landmark on the road. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The constellations reeled swiftly by, swiftly each tree and stone and landmark fled past my onward career. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- That is not the way things come about: we grow into a new point of view: only afterwards, in looking back, do we see the landmarks of our progress. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- As I entered I saw, it is true, an unwonted tidiness, but the old landmarks were all in their place. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- He looked but for certain landmarks--the spire of Briarfield Church; farther on, the lights of Redhouse. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
錄入:勒达