单词 | transhumance |
释义 | transhumance[ trans-hyoo-muhns or, often, yoo-, tranz- ] / trænsˈhyu məns or, often, ˈyu-, trænz- / nounthe seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains. Origin of transhumance1900–05; <French, equivalent to transhum(er) to shift ground (modeled on Spanish trashumar;see trans-, humus) + -ance-ance OTHER WORDS FROM transhumancetrans·hu·mant, adjectiveWords nearby transhumancetransgression, transgressive, transhiatal, transhiatal esophagectomy, tranship, transhumance, transhumanism, transience, transient, transient acantholytic dermatosis, transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for transhumancetranshumance / (trænsˈhjuːməns) / nounthe seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds Derived forms of transhumancetranshumant, adjectiveWord Origin for transhumanceC20: from French, from transhumer to change one's pastures, from Spanish trashumar, from Latin trans- + humus ground Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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