fluvial

IPA/ˈfluːviəl/
KK[flˈuviəl]IPA/ˈfluːviəl/

fluvial — adjective

  • fluvialpositive
  • more fluvialcomparative
  • most fluvialsuperlative

1. connected with a river, including things found in it or happening around it.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

connected with a river, including things found in it or happening around it.

例句

Elena sketched fluvial channels on the classroom map of northern India.

collocation: fluvial channels

After the flood, workers studied fluvial deposits across the school football field.

collocation: fluvial deposits

同義詞
  • river

    the everyday word; far more common outside technical writing

  • riparian

    focuses on the river bank and the land beside it, not the whole river system

  • aquatic

    means connected with water in general, not specifically rivers

文法句型

fluvial + noun

用法筆記

Mostly used in geography, geology, and ecology, usually before a noun such as 'fluvial deposits' or 'fluvial habitat'. In everyday English, people usually say 'river' instead.

常見錯誤

❌We had a fluvial walk after dinner.
✅We had a walk by the river after dinner.
💡'fluvial' is a technical adjective used with specialist nouns, not an everyday description for normal situations.