单词 | isthmus |
释义 | isthmus From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Geology Geographyisthmusisth‧mus /ˈɪsməs/ noun [countable]SGa narrow piece of land with water on both sides, that connects two larger areas of land the Isthmus of PanamaExamples from the Corpusisthmus• He walked on, crossed the isthmus, and passed the entrance to the docks.• Picked a catena from the summit to the isthmus on the east side.Origin isthmus (1500-1600) Latin Greek isthmos |
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