perambulation

[pə,ræmbju'leʃən]
  • n. 勘查;巡视

英英释义


1. a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
2. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

实用场景例句


It was time now to end our perambulation round Paris.
现在我们该结束在巴黎的漫游了。

柯林斯例句

中文词源


perambulation 漫步,散步

per-,完全的,amble,缓行,漫步。

双语例句


1. It was time now to end our perambulation round Paris.
现在我们该结束在巴黎的漫游了。

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


perambulation (n.)
mid-15c., from Anglo-Latin (c. 1300) and Anglo-French perambulacion, from Medieval Latin perambulationem (nominative perambulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin perambulare (see perambulate).

词态变化


复数: perambulations;动词: perambulate;