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单词 mountainous
释义

mountainous

[ moun-tn-uhs ]
/ ˈmaʊn tn əs /
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adjective

abounding in mountains: a mountainous wilderness.
of the nature of a mountain.
resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high: mountainous waves.

Origin of mountainous

First recorded in 1400–50, mountainous is from the late Middle English word mounteynous.See mountain, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM mountainous

Words nearby mountainous

mountain magnolia, mountain mahogany, mountain man, mountain maple, mountain mint, mountainous, mountain oyster, mountain range, mountain rosebay, mountain sandwort, mountain sheep
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British Dictionary definitions for mountainous

mountainous
/ (ˈmaʊntɪnəs) /

adjective

of or relating to mountainsa mountainous region
like a mountain, esp in size or impressiveness

Derived forms of mountainous

mountainously, adverbmountainousness, noun
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