vale

IPA/veɪl/
KK[vˈel]IPA/veɪl/

vale — 名詞

  • valesingular
  • valesplural

1. a word appearing in the names of particular valleys or low-lying areas between h

1.名詞B2
釋義

谷地

用於地名中的山間低地

a word appearing in the names of particular valleys or low-lying areas between hills

例句

The Vale of Glamorgan is a beautiful area with green hills and farms.

格拉摩根谷地是威爾斯南部一片美麗的地區，擁有綠色的山丘和農場。

proper noun pattern: the Vale of + place name

Ryo took a train north through the Vale of York to visit his family.

Ryo 搭乘火車北上，穿過約克谷地前去探望家人。

常見搭配
  • the Vale of [name]

文法句型

the Vale of [proper name]

用法筆記

Almost always written with a capital letter as part of a place name, following the pattern 'the Vale of [Name]'. This usage is common in British geography but rare in American English, where 'valley' is preferred in place names.

常見錯誤

San Fernando Vale
San Fernando Valley
In American English, place names almost always use 'Valley' rather than 'Vale'.

2. an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a stream running thro

2.名詞C1
釋義

山谷；溪谷

山丘之間的谷地（詩文用語）

an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a stream running through it; used mainly in poetry, literature, or formal descriptive writing

例句

From the mountain top, Pedro could see the misty vale far below.

Pedro 從山頂上可以看見下方遠處霧氣瀰漫的山谷。

literary register; descriptive scene-setting

Anjali wrote a poem about the quiet vale where she walked each morning.

Anjali 寫了一首詩，描寫她每天早上散步經過的那座寧靜山谷。

常見搭配
  • green vale
  • misty vale
  • quiet vale
  • peaceful vale
  • narrow vale
  • the floor of the vale
同義詞
  • valley

    the everyday neutral word for this geographical feature; 'vale' is more poetic

  • dale

    a similar literary word, especially common in northern British English and place names

  • glen

    specifically a narrow, steep-sided valley, most common in Scottish place names

反義詞
  • hill

    the raised land that forms the sides of a vale

  • mountain

    a high landform that contrasts with a low valley

用法筆記

Subject is usually a landscape or location. Object is typically preceded by a descriptive adjective (green, misty, quiet, peaceful, narrow). In modern everyday conversation, the neutral word 'valley' is preferred — 'vale' sounds old-fashioned or deliberately poetic.

常見錯誤

The river flows through a wide vale in the countryside' (in a geography report)
The river flows through a wide valley in the countryside
'vale' sounds literary; use 'valley' in factual or neutral writing.

同根字

  • valley
    名詞A2
  • valleyed
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • vale floor
  • vale side

常用片語

  • the Vale of [name]
  • a [adjective] vale

介系詞搭配

  • in a vale
  • through a vale
  • across a vale