"steep slope," 1580s, from Italian scarpa "slope," probably from a Germanic source, perhaps Gothic skarpo "pointed object," from Proto-Germanic *skarpa- "cutting, sharp" (cognates: Middle High German schroffe "sharp rock, crag," Old English scræf "cave, grave"), from PIE *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
scarp 英文释义
1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
scarp 双语例句
1. The scarp has slopes with grades greater than 60 degrees.
这个悬崖的斜坡角度大于60度。
来自辞典例句
2. Sometimes you may not even know that you are looking at a fault scarp.
甚至有时你都不知道你正在看的恰恰就是一个断层.
来自互联网
scarp 实用场景例句
Sometimes you may not even know that you are looking at a fault scarp.
甚至有时你都不知道你正在看的恰恰就是一个断层.
期刊摘选
The scarp has slopes with grades greater than 60 degrees.
