c. 1200, "wild, uninhabited, or uncultivated place," with -ness + Old English wild-deor "wild animal, wild deer;" see wild (adj.) + deer (n.). Similar formation in Dutch wildernis, German Wildernis, though the usual form there is Wildnis.
双语例句
1. He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.
他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The wilderness campsite had its own peculiar enchantment.
野营地有其自身独特的魅力。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.
南极洲是世界上最後一個大荒原。
来自《权威词典》
4. She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.
她赶着牛群穿过荒野.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Jesus went out into the wilderness to think alone.
