fjord

fjord — noun

1. a long, narrow arm of the sea that reaches into the land between high cliffs or

1.名詞C1
釋義

a long, narrow arm of the sea that reaches into the land between high cliffs or steep mountains, formed by glacial erosion; most famously found along the coast of Norway

例句

Aiko took a boat tour through the deep blue waters of a Norwegian fjord.

collocation: boat tour through a fjord

The cliffs on both sides of the fjord rose three hundred metres above the water.

同義詞
  • inlet

    a general term for any narrow body of water leading inland; less specific than fjord

  • sound

    a narrow sea passage between two landmasses, often wider and less steep-sided than a fjord

用法筆記

The word comes from Norwegian, where 'fjord' refers to any long, narrow inlet. In English it is used mainly for the steep-walled inlets of Norway, though similar landforms in New Zealand and Chile are also called fjords. Common pronunciation is /fjɔːrd/ (rhymes with 'ford') or /fiːˈɔːrd/.

常見錯誤

❌We sailed across the fjord from one island to another.
✅We sailed along the fjord toward the village at its head.
💡A fjord is a long, narrow inlet; you sail along it (through its length) or into it, not 'across' it as if it were a wide bay.