释义 |
lau·ren·tian \lȯˈrench(ē)ən\ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Laurentius Lawrence (in sense 1 representing the St. Lawrence River, southern Quebec and southeast Ontario, Canada, and in sense 2 representing D. H. Lawrence died 1930 English novelist) + English -an 1. a. : of, relating to, or near the St. Lawrence river < Laurentian hills > b. : of or relating to mountain-making movements of the Archeozoic era — see geologic time table 2. : of or relating to D. H. Lawrence |