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单词 Mountains of the Moon
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Definition of Mountains of the Moon in English:

Mountains of the Moon

noun ˈmaʊntɪnz əv ðə ˌmuːn
  • 1A mountain range in central Africa, now identified with the Mount Ruwenzori mountain group between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • 2The type of a very remote place; further than one can imagine, the ends of the earth.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in untitled. From the plural of mountain + of + the + moon, after Hellenistic Greek τὸ τῆς σελήνης ὄρος (c a.d. 150 in Ptolemy Geography 4. 9. 3: on singular form see etymological note).

Definition of Mountains of the Moon in US English:

Mountains of the Moon

nounˈmaʊntɪnz əv ðə ˌmuːn
  • 1A mountain range in central Africa, now identified with the Mount Ruwenzori mountain group between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • 2The type of a very remote place; further than one can imagine, the ends of the earth.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in untitled. From the plural of mountain + of + the + moon, after Hellenistic Greek τὸ τῆς σελήνης ὄρος ( c a.d. 150 in Ptolemy Geography 4. 9. 3: on singular form see etymological note).

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