ley
noun /leɪ/
/leɪ/
- (also ley line)an imaginary line that is believed to follow the route of an ancient track and to have special powers
(被认为与古代路径重合并具有超常力量的)假想线 - (specialist) an area of land where grass is grown temporarily instead of crops
暂作草地的可耕地;轮作的草地
词源sense 2 Old English lǣge ‘fallow’ (recorded in lǣghrycg ‘ridge left at the edge of a ploughed field)’; related to lay and lie.sense 1 1920s: variant of lea.