morass

英 [məˈræs]      美 [məˈræs]
  • n. 沼泽;困境;乱糟糟的一堆
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morass 沼泽,困境

来自Proto-Germanic*mari,湖,海,词源同moor,marsh,marine.即像湖一样的,后用于指湿地,沼泽。引申词义困境。

morass (n.)
"wet, swampy tract," 1650s, from Dutch moeras "marsh, fen," from Middle Dutch marasch, from Old French marais "marsh," from Frankish, possibly from West Germanic *marisk, from Proto-Germanic *mariskaz "like a lake," from *mari "sea" (see mere (n.)). The word was influenced in Dutch by moer "moor" (see moor (n.)). Figurative use is attested from 1867. Replaced earlier mareis (early 14c.; see marish).
1. I tried to drag myself out of the morass of despair.
我试图从绝望的困境中走出来。
2. Mathematical knowledge was certain and offered a secure foothold in a morass.
数学知识是确定无疑的,它给人们在沼泽地上提供了一个稳妥的立足点.
3. EXAMPLE : During the rainy season the valley became an impassible morass.
雨季的山谷变成了不可通行的沼泽.
4. The books are written off as a morass of stuff and nonsense.
这些书写的全是一派胡言.
5. But the real worry is the thickening morass of indirect debt.
但是,真正担心的是间接债务泥潭的增厚.

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