vale

Compared meaning: a valley, low land between hills (noun).

比较义项：山谷（名词）。

• valley

  The common, neutral word for a valley, used in everyday speech and writing about geography, places, or travel.

  这是表示“山谷”最常用、最中性的词，用于日常口语以及描写地理、地点或旅行的场合。

  They built a small cabin in the valley between the two mountains.

  他们在两座山之间的山谷里盖了一间小木屋。

• vale 本词

  A literary or old-fashioned word for a valley, mainly found in poetry, place names, or elevated writing; rare in ordinary speech.

  这是一个带有文学色彩或略显古雅的词，多见于诗歌、地名或书面雅语中，日常口语中很少使用。

  The poem describes a misty vale where shepherds once grazed their sheep.

  这首诗描绘了一个雾气弥漫的山谷，牧羊人曾在那里放牧。

Valley and vale both mean a valley, but register differs. Valley is the common, neutral word, used in everyday speech and writing about geography or places. Vale is literary or old-fashioned, found mainly in poetry, place names, or formal writing, rare in ordinary speech.

这两个词在“山谷”这一意义上很接近，但语体不同：valley 是日常通用词，vale 带有文学或古雅色彩，多见于诗歌、地名或书面语中，口语中较少使用。