名詞 canyon:

1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
   同義詞：canon

1. An unreachable canyon; an executive unreachable by telephone.
   無(wú)法到達(dá)的峽谷; 用電話無(wú)法聯(lián)系上的一名行政主管
2. Herbert become rich by opening a tourist trap near the grand canyon.
   赫伯特靠在大峽谷附近開(kāi)的一家對(duì)旅游者大敲竹杠的商店而變得富有起來(lái)。
3. Arizona is famous for the Grand Canyon.
   亞利桑那州因科羅拉多大峽谷而著名。
4. A canyon usually has a river flowing through it.
   峽谷常常有河流經(jīng)過(guò)其中。

canyon 也作 ca.ôon

n.（名詞）
A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge.
峽谷：帶峭壁的狹窄裂縫，由流水切入地表；峽谷

來(lái)源：
Spanish caôon [augmentative of] caôa [tube, cane]
西班牙語(yǔ) caôon [] caôa的增義成分 [管子，手杖]
from Latin canna [reed]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) canna [蘆葦]
from Greek kanna * see cane
源自 希臘語(yǔ) kanna *參見(jiàn) cane