| 释义 |
ob·se·quent
I. \ˈäbsəkwənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin obsequent-, obsequens, present participle
1. obsolete : yielding, submissive, obsequious
2.
a. of a stream : flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata and joining a subsequent valley developed along the strike of poorly resistant beds
b. : produced by differential erosion of fault blocks and facing in a direction opposite to that of a previous fault scarp — used of fault-line scarps and cliffs
II. noun
(-s)
: an obsequent stream |