| 释义 |
klon·dike
\ˈklänˌdīk\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Klondike, region in Yukon territory, Canada, where a gold rush took place (1897-99)
1. : a source of valuable material or wealth
< every new road a Klondike to the country through which it passes — Cy Warman >
< Yiddish represents a potential Klondike of barely tapped resources for Germanic and Slavic specialists — H.H.Paper >
2. : solitaire in which 28 cards are laid out in 7 piles consisting respectively of 1 to 7 cards with the top card of each pile face up and the remaining cards of the pack built in descending sequence of alternate colors as the player goes once through the rest of the pack one card at a time with the object of removing aces from the tableau as they become available and of building on them up to kings — called also Canfield |