knoll

/nəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [nˈol] /nəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · [nˈol] /ˈnōl/ (ame, mw)

knoll — noun

  • knollsingular
  • knollsplural

1. a small rounded hill that stands a little higher than the land around it

1.名詞C1
釋義

a small rounded hill that stands a little higher than the land around it

例句

Rin spread the picnic blanket on a grassy knoll above the river.

collocation: grassy knoll

From the knoll, Talia could watch sheep moving across the valley.

同義詞
  • hillock

    Also means a small hill, but often feels a little more descriptive or literary.

  • mound

    Stresses a rounded shape and can also describe a pile made by people.

  • hill

    The general word; it can describe land much larger or less rounded than a knoll.

反義詞
  • valley

    A valley is lower land between hills rather than a raised piece of ground.

文法句型

on a knoll

atop a knoll

the knoll above/behind + place

用法筆記

Often used for a rounded rise in a field, park, or old landscape. It is more specific and slightly more literary than the general word 'hill'.