"isthmus" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 地峽

Definition

一條兩側有水、連接兩大片陸地的狹長陸地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於地理領域，不是日常常用詞。知名例子：巴拿馬地峽。不要與「半島」（三面環水）或「海峽」（狹窄的水道）混淆。

Examples

The Panama Canal crosses the isthmus of Panama.

巴拿馬運河橫跨巴拿馬**地峽**。

An isthmus connects two large pieces of land.

**地峽**連接兩大片陸地。

A narrow isthmus separated the two bays.

一條狹長的**地峽**分隔了兩個海灣。

Without the isthmus, you’d have to sail all the way around the continent.

沒有**地峽**，就得繞整個大陸航行。

The hotel had stunning views of the sea from both sides of the isthmus.

飯店在**地峽**兩邊都能看到壯麗的海景。

It’s rare to find an isthmus with a city built right on top of it.

在**地峽**上建有城市的情況很少見。