cascade是什么意思
cascade
英 [kæs'keɪd]美 [kæ'sked]n. 层叠；小瀑布；喷流vi. 像瀑布般冲下或倾泻v. 使瀑布似地落下中文词源
cascade 小瀑布来自词根cad, 掉落，词源同case, accident. 字母c来自形容词后缀-ic的缩略，见altercation.
英文词源
cascade (n.)1640s, from French cascade (17c.), from Italian cascata "waterfall," from cascare "to fall," from Vulgar Latin *casicare, frequentative of Latin casum, casus, past participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)).cascade (v.)1702, from cascade (n.). In early 19c. slang, "to vomit." Related: Cascaded; cascading.双语例句
1. A fresh cascade of splintered glass tinkled to the floor. 大量刚裂开的玻璃碎片叮叮当当地落到地板上。来自柯林斯例句
2. If one firm goes under it could provoke a cascade of bankruptcies. 如果一家公司倒闭，便有可能引发一连串的破产。来自柯林斯例句
3. Vivid red and pink geraniums cascade over my balcony. 鲜艳的红色和粉色的天竺葵从我家的阳台上直挂下去。来自柯林斯例句
4. A cascade of mail arrived from friends. 朋友寄来的邮件如雪片一般。来自柯林斯例句
5. a cascade of rainwater 如注的雨水来自《词典》
