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单词 corniche
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Definition of corniche in English:

corniche

noun ˈkɔːnɪʃkɔːˈniːʃˈkôrniSH
  • A road cut into the edge of a cliff, especially one running along a coast.

    (沿山崖筑出的)崖路;(尤指)滨海崖路

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As dusk descends, I drive along the high corniche that runs from the airport in the direction of the island's bustling capital.
    • Robyn describes Cairo as wonderful but crazy, although for her it was love at first sight when she saw the Mediterranean port of Alexandria, with its long-sweeping corniches, beautiful beaches and history.
    • As we drove along the corniche towards the Sonesta St George hotel, my heart lurched in time with each jolt as cars and battered open vans serving as local buses jostled horse-drawn carriages, donkeys and suicidal pedestrians off the road.
    • Compact, sleek and low-slung, it has the air of a car cornering at speed around a Mediterranean corniche even when it's parked outside your local Tesco.
    • I don't think I could even tell you where the famous casino was, although I did park our rental car downtown (having driven along the various corniches above the city).

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French (see cornice).

Definition of corniche in US English:

corniche

nounˈkôrniSH
  • A road cut into the edge of a cliff, especially one running along a coast.

    (沿山崖筑出的)崖路;(尤指)滨海崖路

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Compact, sleek and low-slung, it has the air of a car cornering at speed around a Mediterranean corniche even when it's parked outside your local Tesco.
    • Robyn describes Cairo as wonderful but crazy, although for her it was love at first sight when she saw the Mediterranean port of Alexandria, with its long-sweeping corniches, beautiful beaches and history.
    • As we drove along the corniche towards the Sonesta St George hotel, my heart lurched in time with each jolt as cars and battered open vans serving as local buses jostled horse-drawn carriages, donkeys and suicidal pedestrians off the road.
    • I don't think I could even tell you where the famous casino was, although I did park our rental car downtown (having driven along the various corniches above the city).
    • As dusk descends, I drive along the high corniche that runs from the airport in the direction of the island's bustling capital.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French (see cornice).

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