valley
- n. 山谷, 溪谷
- Definition
- n. a low stretch of land between hills, often with a river running through it
- Example
- The small village sits quietly in a green valley.
- 这个小村庄静静地坐落在一片绿色山谷中。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a valley, low land between hills (noun).
比较义项：山谷（名词）。
- valley 本词
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
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。