名词
词源
源自拉丁語 aestuarium (“溪流；河口”)。
读音
- /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/
- /ˈɛst͡ʃʊəɹi/
- /ˈɛst͡ʃəɹi/
- /ˈɛst͡ʃuˌɛɹi/
释义
河口，入海口
The railway then follows the widening estuary of the river, which at high tide has the appearance of a lake, but at low water presents a rather cheerless expanse of dark mud.
鐵路隨後沿著不斷擴大的河口行駛，漲潮時河口看起來像一個湖泊，但退潮時則呈現出一片頗為淒涼的黑色泥灘。
1953 February，H. A. Vallance，「To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap」，收錄於Railway Magazine，82頁：There's something special about tidal estuaries, due to the abundance of wildlife and the ever-changing scenes as the water ebbs or rises. Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.
潮汐河口有著獨特的魅力，因為這裡有著豐富的野生動物，隨著水位的漲落，景色也千變萬化。再加上陰沉的天空和過濾的陽光，這裡的景色就像是特納的畫作──只不過你不必去國家美術館就能看到，它就在你的火車座位上。
2020年 12月2日，Paul Bigland，「My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet」，收錄於Rail，65頁：