单词 | volcan |
释义 | volcann. A volcano. Frequently (now only) as the first element in the names of volcanoes in Spanish-speaking countries. Cf. Vulcan n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > volcano > [noun] Vulcan?a1425 volcan1577 volcano1613 furnace1660 volcanello1669 volcano mountain1693 pseudo-volcano1794 mud volcano1816 salse1831 stratovolcano1894 shield volcano1911 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes i. f. 31 Other Sulphur..founde nigh vnto the Volcan of Nicaraga. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. xxiv. 193 Of the Volcans or Vents of fire. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) 190 The like Volcans or Fiery Eruptions happen sometimes in the Land subjected to the Sea. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World viii. 225 Then..the Volcan of Guatimala appeared in sight. 1850 J. R. Lowell New Year's Eve ii If we..our faces turned When volcan glares set all the east aglow. 1893 H. R. Haggard Montezuma's Daughter xv. 114 Those that have seen the sun rise over the volcans of Tenoctitlan. 1978 Herpetologica 34 355/2 This site is located on the southeast slope of the volcan Osorno at an elevation of 480 m. 1999 J. Terborgh Requiem for Nature (2004) v. 70 Volcán Colima is..set in majestic conifer forests and capped with a glistening, snow-clad pinnacle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1577 |
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