| 释义 |
† ˈpromont Obs. rare.
[Shortened from promontory, as if f. pro-1 + L. mont-em mount n.1]
= promontory.
1612Drayton Poly-olb. i. 151 A Promont jutting out into the dropping south. a1627Middleton Changeling i. i, Our citadels Are plac'd conspicuous to outward view On promonts' tops. 1631Chettle Trag. Hoffmann B j b, Ile to yon promonts top, and their suruey, What shipwrackt passengers the belgique sea Casts from her fomy entrailes. |