acclivity
noun [ C or U ] formal uk/əˈklɪv.ə.ti/ us/əˈklɪv.ə.t̬i/
上(行)坡
an upward slope; the fact of sloping upward
The village was in a vale between two gentle acclivities. 这个小村庄处于两个上行缓坡之间的山谷中。
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- I left the wooded valley and proceeded to mount the steep acclivity of Wildfell.
- This mountain looks a monster, its very steep acclivities soaring skyward in terraces of uncompromising cliffs.
- Behind the church, and sloping up a gentle acclivity, was its capacious burying-ground.
- He encompassed the city with a wall, and made use of the acclivity of the place for making its fortifications stronger.