klondike
英 ['klɔndaik]
美
- n. 克朗代克地区(加拿大育空河流域的黄金产地);克朗代克河(加拿大流入育空河的一条河流)
英英释义
- 1. a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build
英文词源
- Klondike
- tributary of the Yukon River in northwestern Canada, from Kutchin (Athabaskan) throndiuk, said to mean "hammer-water" and to be a reference to the practice of driving stakes into the riverbed to support fish traps. Scene of a gold rush after 1896.