a steep rock face, especially at the edge of the sea (尤指海边的)悬崖,绝壁,峭壁 a coast path along the top of rugged cliffs. 沿崎岖的悬崖顶伸展的岸边小路。 [as modifier]the cliffface. 悬崖表面。
派生 cliff-like adjective cliffy adjective 语源
Old English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif