principal river in western Germany, from German Rhein, from Middle High German Rin, ultimately from Gaulish Renos, literally "that which flows," from PIE root *reie- "to move, flow, run" (cognates: Sanskrit rinati "causes to flow," ritih "stream, course;" Latin rivus "stream;" Old Church Slavonic reka "river;" Middle Irish rian "river, way;" Gothic rinnan "run, flow," rinno "brook;" Middle Low German ride "brook;" Old English rit "stream;" Old English rinnan, Old Norse rinna "to run," Dutch ril "running stream"). The spelling with -h- (also in Latin Rhenus; French Rhin) is from influence of the Greek form of the name, Rhenos.
雙語例句
1. The movement spread down the Rhine.
運動沿著萊茵河往下游地區(qū)蔓延開來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The River Rhine rises in Switzerland.
萊茵河發(fā)源于瑞士.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.