Alps
/ælps/- a mountain system in Europe extending in a curve from the coast of SE France through NW Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and southern Germany into Austria. The highest peak of the Alps, Mont Blanc, rises to a height of 4,807 m (15,771ft).阿尔卑斯山脉(欧洲山系, 从法国东南部沿海以弧线蜿蜒延伸到意大利西北部, 瑞士, 列支敦士登和德国南部直至奥地利; 阿尔卑斯山最高峰勃朗峰, 海拔高度4,807米, 即15,771英尺)。
词源
late Middle English: via French from Latin Alpes, from Greek Alpeis, of unknown origin.