(chiefly Law)of, relating to, or situated on the banks of a river (主律)河岸的,沿岸的 all the riparian states must sign an agreement. 沿岸各州都必须签订协议。 ■(Ecology)of or relating to wetlands adjacent to rivers and streams (生态)河滨湿地(或沼泽地)的
语源
mid 19th cent.: from Latin riparius (from ripa 'bank') + -an