| 单词 | wilderness |
| 释义 | wilderness /wil"deuhr nis/, n. 1. a wild and uncultivated region, as of forest or desert, uninhabited or inhabited only by wild animals; a tract of wasteland. 2. a tract of land officially designated as such and protected by the U.S. government. 3. any desolate tract, as of open sea. 4. a part of a garden set apart for plants growing with unchecked luxuriance. 5. a bewildering mass or collection. [1150-1200; ME; OE *wil(d)deornes, equiv. to either wil(d)deor wild beast (see WILD, DEER) + -nes -NESS, or wilddeoren wild, savage (wilddeor + -en -EN2) + (-n)es -NESS; prob. reinforced by ME wildernes, gen. of wildern wilderness (n. use of OE wilddeoren), in phrases like wildernes land land of wilderness] Syn. 1. See desert1. |
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