Coterminous



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 毗连的, 有共同边界的
• ［英］ 毗连的, 有共同边界的 ( coterminal)
• ［记］ 也写作conterminous, con＋term ( 边界, 结束) ＋ious -> 有共同边界的
• ［同］ 同根词: terminate ( 结束) ; terminal ( 终点站)
• ［例］ England is the only country coterminous with Wales.

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: alteration of conterminous
• Date: 1799
• 1. having the same or coincident boundaries voting district coterminous with the city
• 2. coextensive in scope or duration n experience of life coterminous with the years of his father — Elizabeth Hardwick
• ? coterminously adverb

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