英语词汇“rivulet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rivulet

/ˈrɪvjʊlɪt

noun

1A small stream of water or another liquid: sweat ran in rivulets down his back...

A small rivulet of water had come off from the main stream, and had formed a clear puddle about two feet across.
Several rivulets of the water spread toward the perimeter of the room.
The sun falling upon my back has turned the dampness beneath my hair to wet, a tiny rivulet of sweat trickling down my spine.

1.1 literary A very small river or stream.Tracing the rivulet a hundred paces from the highway, she found the spring that fed it....

Arthur was the first one to greet the rivulet; nearly falling off the ten-foot cliff edge that dangled it's face over the waters of the creek.
It took her to a small rivulet that branched off from the main rush of the creek.

2A brownish European moth with white markings, occurring in rough grassland.

Perizoma affinitatum, family Geometridae.

Origin

Late 16th century: alteration of obsolete riveret (from French, literally 'small river'), perhaps suggested by Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, based on Latin rivus 'stream'.

单词	rivulet
释义	rivulet /ˈrɪvjʊlɪt / noun 1A small stream of water or another liquid: sweat ran in rivulets down his back... A small rivulet of water had come off from the main stream, and had formed a clear puddle about two feet across. Several rivulets of the water spread toward the perimeter of the room. The sun falling upon my back has turned the dampness beneath my hair to wet, a tiny rivulet of sweat trickling down my spine. 1.1 literary A very small river or stream.Tracing the rivulet a hundred paces from the highway, she found the spring that fed it.... Arthur was the first one to greet the rivulet; nearly falling off the ten-foot cliff edge that dangled it's face over the waters of the creek. It took her to a small rivulet that branched off from the main rush of the creek. 2A brownish European moth with white markings, occurring in rough grassland. Perizoma affinitatum, family Geometridae. Origin Late 16th century: alteration of obsolete riveret (from French, literally 'small river'), perhaps suggested by Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, based on Latin rivus 'stream'.
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