词汇 | topography |
释义 | topographyWord family nountopographertopographyadjectivetopographicadverbtopographically Geographyto·pog·ra·phy /təˈpɒɡrəfi $ -ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] technical 1. SGthe science of describing an area of land, or making maps of it 地形学;地形测绘学 2. [+of]SG the shape of an area of land, including its hills, valleys etc 地形,地貌 —topographer noun [countableC] —topographical /ˌtɒpəˈɡræfɪkəl◂ $ ˌtɑː-, ˌtoʊ-/ adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus topography• The Bible had always had a local topography in his imagination.• As on land, local topography plays an important role in affecting the distribution of organisms.• This sprawling narrative is a familiar story with a new topography.• Latin America's religious topography is changing rapidly.• The latest software can imitate the texture of flesh or the topography of a mountain range.• That was about all that was known about it, except that the topography was awesome and the rainfall scarce.• The duration of the semiconductor design right depends on if and when the topography is commercially exploited.• Yet the topography of Deerhurst parish and the early estate suggests particular land uses for certain areas.• Standards may be applied nationally, regionally or according to local conditions of land use, topography, meteorology, and so on. (1500-1600) Late Latin topographia “description of a place”, from Greek, from topographein “to describe a place” |
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