单词 | acclivity |
释义 | acclivity (once / 11577 pages) n An acclivity might be something to dread if you ride a bike a lot. An acclivity is an uphill slope, so you’ll have to pedal a little harder to get to the top. The word acclivity traces back to the Latin word acclivis, meaning “ascending,” which is a combination of ad-, meaning “toward,” and clivus, meaning “slope.” If you encounter an acclivity, it’s going to be all uphill until you get to the top. The opposite of an acclivity is a declivity, which has a similar Latin origin. In the case of declivity, it’s the de- prefix, meaning “down,” that moves things in the opposite direction and gives it the meaning of “downhill slope.” WORD FAMILYacclivity: acclivities, acclivitous USAGE EXAMPLESThe moment they bounded up the steep acclivity they were safe, and the wearied horsemen turned again to the camp. Headley, Joel Tyler, The Second War with England, Vol. 2...(2012) Above, for many a league, the bank was guarded by an unbroken range of steep101 acclivities. Parkman, Francis, The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the I...(2012) A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary—(2n...(2012) n an upward slope or grade (as in a road) Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall a downward slope or bend uphill the upward slope of a hill incline, side, slope an elevated geological formation |
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