name given to the fertile upland region along the eastern slope of the Appalachians, 1755, originally piemont, from Italian Piemonte, literally "mountain foot," name of the region at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy (see Piedmont). With -d- added by 1855. Applied to similar features of other mountain ranges by 1860.
Piedmont
region in northern Italy, from Old Italian pie di monte "foot of the mountains," from pie "foot" (see foot (n.)) + monte "mountain" (see mount (n.)). Related: Piedmontese.
实用例句
1. Recent years, and gas exploration in piedmont areas is widely concentrated.
近几年, 山前地区的油气勘探受到广泛的关注.
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2. In the year 1811 I was transferred to Piedmont in France.
一八一一年,我从皮埃蒙特被转押到了法国.
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3. ANSEME grows its seeds in several Italian regions : Lombardy, Piedmont , Umbria, Abruzzo and Apulia.