nekn.

Brit.

/nɛk/, U.S.

/nɛk/, South African English

/nek/

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch nek.

Etymology: < South African Dutch nek (Afrikaans nek ), an extended use of Dutch nek neck (see neck n.¹).Dutch nek is not attested in this specific sense. Use of the word in South African Dutch may perhaps be after English neck n.¹ (compare sense 5d at that entry) or French col neck (see col n.¹) in this sense.

South African.

A narrow ridge or saddle of land lower than, but joining, two mountains or hills.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > connecting

saddling1697

saddle1779

hause1781

nek1834

col1853

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 223 They had to travel along the narrow ridge (nek) in order to reach the opposite highland.

1883 T. F. Carter Narr. Boer War viii. 161 The high road which runs through the Nek.

1926 O. Schreiner From Man to Man 78 Over the nek came the road from the town.

1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free 65 The sea once covered large areas of the Cape Peninsula, including..the narrow nek of land at Kommetje.

1987 L. Beake Strollers 96 The sun glittered on the sea far below as they came over the Nek.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nek
释义	nekn. Brit. /nɛk/, U.S. /nɛk/, South African English /nek/ Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch nek. Etymology: < South African Dutch nek (Afrikaans nek ), an extended use of Dutch nek neck (see neck n.¹).Dutch nek is not attested in this specific sense. Use of the word in South African Dutch may perhaps be after English neck n.¹ (compare sense 5d at that entry) or French col neck (see col n.¹) in this sense. South African. A narrow ridge or saddle of land lower than, but joining, two mountains or hills. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > ridge > [noun] > connecting saddling1697 saddle1779 hause1781 nek1834 col1853 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches vi. 223 They had to travel along the narrow ridge (nek) in order to reach the opposite highland. 1883 T. F. Carter Narr. Boer War viii. 161 The high road which runs through the Nek. 1926 O. Schreiner From Man to Man 78 Over the nek came the road from the town. 1946 L. G. Green So Few are Free 65 The sea once covered large areas of the Cape Peninsula, including..the narrow nek of land at Kommetje. 1987 L. Beake Strollers 96 The sun glittered on the sea far below as they came over the Nek. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
随便看	fluorographies fluorography fluorohydrocortisone fluoroid fluorol fluoroline fluorolit fluorometer fluorometers fluorometric fluorometrically fluorometries fluorometry fluorophore fluorophotometer fluorophotometric fluorophotometry fluoropolymer fluoroquinolone fluoroscope fluoroscoped fluoroscopes fluoroscopic fluoroscopically fluoroscopies