单词
elevation
读音
ˌelɪˈveɪʃn
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英式
词根
"elevation" 的词根是`elev-`直译为“升高”，该词根同样出现在"elevate"（提高）等单词中。
释义
n. 高地；海拔；提高；崇高；正面图 [ 复数 elevations ]
例句
The city is at an elevation of 2 000 metres.
这座城市海拔2 000米。
We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.
我们很可能在海拔13000英尺的高度。
As elevation increases, narrow, deep channels of water form throughout the marsh.
随着海拔的升高，沼泽中形成了又窄又深的水渠。
The city is at an elevation of 2 000 metres.
这座城市海拔2 000米。
We're probably at an elevation of about 13,000 feet above sea level.
我们很可能在海拔13000英尺的高度。
As elevation increases, narrow, deep channels of water form throughout the marsh.
随着海拔的升高，沼泽中形成了又窄又深的水渠。
强化记忆
可以将 "elevation" 和 "escalator"（自动扶梯）一起记忆，scala在拉丁文中意为阶梯，因此escalator意味着升高的阶梯，而 "elevation" 也有升高的含义。词源来自于14世纪的拉丁词语 "elevationem"。在建筑和地理领域中，这个词有着特别的含义。在地理上常用来指代地形的海拔高度，而在建筑上则指的是一个建筑物的侧视图。
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of the surface of Mars. We understandthe elevation differences.We know a lot about Mars.
That's when richer people move into poorer neighborhoodsthat are at higher elevationand less subject to flood damage from climate change.
is more than three kilometers above sea level,and temperature decreases with elevation.That's why mountaintops have snow on them.
I thought being a hero would keep me safe.I thought that in the elevationand separation that comes from heroic leadership,
a sense of abundance and multiplicity ...a feeling of lightness or elevation.When I saw it this way,
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