| 词汇 | fjord |
| 词源 | fjord; fjeld. Fjord and the seldom encountered fjeld are the only two words in English beginning with fj. Both are Norwe- gian in origin. The latter, pronounced fyeld, means an elevated rocky plateau virtually without vegetation, and the former, pro- nounced (and sometimes spelled) fiord, is a long narrow arm of the sea running up between high banks or cliffs, as on Norway’s coast. |
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