| 单词 | chasm |
| 释义 | chasm —chasmal, chasmic, adj. —chasmed, adj. —chasmy, adj. /kaz"euhm/, n. 1. a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge. 2. a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure. 3. a marked interruption of continuity; gap: a chasm in time. 4. a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups. [1590-1600; apocopated var. of chasma < L < Gk, equiv. to cha- (root of chaínein to gape; see YAWN) + -(a)sma resultative suffix] |
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