waterfall from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, from a town name, perhaps from an Iroquoian language and meaning "a neck" (between two bodies of water); general sense of "a cataract, torrent" is attested from 1841; meaning " 'shower' of ringlets (true or false) in women's hair" is from 1864, also known as cataract curls.
双语例句
1. The Niagara Falls is one of the natural wonders of the world.
尼亚加拉瀑布是世界天然奇景之一.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Niagara Falls is one of the greatest marvel in the world.
