| 释义 |
riverine, a. and n.|ˈrɪvəraɪn|
[f. river n.1]
A. adj.
1. Situated or dwelling on the banks of a river; riparian.
1860Chamb. Jrnl. XIV. 40 Swampville was in reality a riverine town. 1888Inglis Tent Life 22 Such villages are common enough in these..riverine plains, all over India. 1898G. W. Steevens With Kitchener to Khartum 78 Like all riverine peoples he is more clean than bashful.
2. Of or pertaining to a river; resembling a river.
1871Graphic 29 April 382 The view at high water on the riverine curve is hardly surpassed in any European city. 1876S. Birch Rede Lect. 24 The riverine navies of Egypt floated to the scene of action. 1884E. Jenkins Week of Passion II. iv. 156 His face,..deeply rutted, here and there, with expressive valleys and riverine lines of wrinkle. 1898Pall Mall Mag. May 9 Great riverine improvements..effected at great cost.
B. n. The banks or vicinity of a river.
1895F. A. Swettenham Malay Sk. 215 All the dwellers on the riverine. |