midden

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dung heap.
  2. A refuse heap usually near a dwelling.
    — Untouched by the decaying middens in which they live, they emerge into the sunshine immaculate and serene. The Burmese must be the best-dressed people in the world.
  3. An accumulation, deposit, or soil derived from occupation debris, rubbish, or other by-products of human activity, such as bone, shell, ash, or decayed organic materials; or a pile or mound of such materials, often prehistoric.
  4. A shelter made of vegetation and other materials by packrats.
  5. An accumulation of dried urine and fecal deposits made by hyraxes.

词形变化

middens plural

词汇关系

衍生词
megamidden midden-hill midden-pant middenstead midgie muckmidden spiritual midden

词源

From Middle English midding, myddyng, from Old Danish mykdyngja, (a compound of Old Norse myk, myki (“muck, manure”) and dyngja (“dung, dungpile”)), whence also Danish møgdynge and mødding, Norwegian mødding, dialectal Swedish mödding.
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