early 15c., "description of a place," from Late Latin topographia, from Greek topographia "a description of a place," from topos "place" (see topos) + -graphia (see -graphy). Meaning "collective features of a region" is from 1847. Related: Topographic; topographical; topographically.
雙語例句
1. a map showing the topography of the island
這個島的地形圖
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. The topography of the river's basin has changed significantly since the floods.
該河流域的地形自洪水以來發(fā)生了顯著變化。
來自辭典例句
3. The motion of shallow waters is strongly dependent on the bottom topography.
淺水運(yùn)動強(qiáng)烈地依賴于底部地形.
來自辭典例句
4. Landforms of topography, vegetation and climate are influential factors in formation of soils.
地形或地形學(xué) 、 植被和氣候都是對土壤形成有影響的因素.
來自辭典例句
5. Anomalies due to polarization can be so much larger than those resulting from topography.