delta
delta 英 [ˈdeltə] 美 [ˈdɛltə]
n. （河流的）三角洲；德耳塔（希腊字母的第四个字）
名词复数:deltas
- Named for the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (shaped like a triangle), a delta is a triangular area where a major river divides into several smaller parts that usually flow into a larger body of water.
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- n. （河流的）三角洲；德耳塔（希腊字母的第四个字）
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1. The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.
尼罗河在河口分岔， 形成了一个三角洲。
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2. The Changjiang River divides at its mouth and forms a delta.
长江在河口处分岔，形成一个三角洲。
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3. To the southwest the delta of the Danube forms the border with Romania.
在西南方向，多瑙河三角洲形成了与罗马尼亚的边界。
- delta (n.) c. 1200, Greek letter shaped like a triangle, equivalent to our "D," the name from Phoenician daleth "tent door." Herodotus used it of the mouth of the Nile, and it was so used in English from 1550s; applied to other river mouths from 1790.
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