"line separating waters flowing into different rivers," 1803, from water (n.1) + shed in a topographical sense of "ridge of high ground between two valleys or lower ground, a divide," perhaps from shed (v.) in its extended noun sense of "the part of the hair of the head" (14c.). Perhaps a loan-translation of German Wasser-scheide. Figurative sense is attested from 1878. Meaning "ground of a river system" is from 1878.
雙語例句
1. The advert should only be shown after the 9pm watershed.
這則廣告只能在晚上9點成人節目開始后才能播出。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event.
這次會議有可能成為具有轉折性的事件。
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3. Bad language before the watershed is widely resented.
在成人節目時間之前出現的臟話深為眾人憎惡。
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4. The middle decades of the 19th century marked a watershed in Russia's history.