| 词汇 | ravine |
| 词源 | ravine. Ravine is Middle English for “torrent of water,” dating back to the 14th or 15th century. It was first used in America to mean a deep gorge or a narrow valley frequently eroded by running water. George Washington first employed it in this sense in a 1781 entry in his diary. |
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