yenisei

• 专有名词，指俄罗斯西伯利亚的一条大河，向北流入喀拉海；也指该河流域原住民族使用的叶尼塞语系。

A proper noun referring to a major river in Siberia, Russia, that flows northward into the Kara Sea; also refers to the Yeniseian family of languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of its valley.

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1. B2formal

   A major river in Siberia, Russia, originating in the mountains near the Mongolian border and flowing northward into the Kara Sea.

   叶尼塞河

   • The Yenisei is one of the longest rivers in Russia.
   • The Yenisei River flows through the Siberian taiga.
   • The hydroelectric dams on the Yenisei provide power to the region.

   同义词yenisey

2. Yeniseian language familyC1formal

   The Yeniseian family of languages, spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Yenisei valley in Siberia; it is not related to Uralic, and Ket is its only surviving member.

   叶尼塞语系

   • The Yenisei languages form a small family of their own in central Siberia.
   • Linguists study the Yenisei languages to understand their origins.
   • Ket is the only Yenisei language still spoken.

   同义词yeniseian