| 释义 |
riverain, a. and n.|ˈrɪvəreɪn|
[a. F. riverain, f. rivière river n.1]
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to a river or its vicinity.
1858Times 1 Dec. 9/3 The eddies..which the men wise in riverain mining assert to have drawn the greater quantity of gold to this bank. 1882Nature 23 Nov. 97/1 Special riverain surveys will in future be made.
2. Situated on the banks of a river; dwelling near a river; = riverine a. 1.
1870Huxley in Contemp. Rev. 515 The riverain population of the North Sea. 1872M. Collins Two Plunges III. iii. 70 He..climbed the narrow riverain path. 1883‘Ouida’ Wanda I. 61 A whole riverain town on the Danube.
B. n. One who dwells on the banks or in the vicinity of a river.
1864Temple Bar Feb. 337 Take the riverain of the Strand or the environs of Westminster Abbey. 1867Standard 10 Jan. 4/4 Being riverains of the Scheldt, they were free to use it with all its tributaries and outlets. |