principal river in western Germany, from German Rhein, from Middle High German Rin, ultimately from Gaulish Renos, literally "that which flows," from PIE root *reie- "to move, flow, run" (cognates: Sanskrit rinati "causes to flow," ritih "stream, course;" Latin rivus "stream;" Old Church Slavonic reka "river;" Middle Irish rian "river, way;" Gothic rinnan "run, flow," rinno "brook;" Middle Low German ride "brook;" Old English rit "stream;" Old English rinnan, Old Norse rinna "to run," Dutch ril "running stream"). The spelling with -h- (also in Latin Rhenus; French Rhin) is from influence of the Greek form of the name, Rhenos.
例文
1. The movement spread down the Rhine .
運動はライン川下流域に沿って広がっている。
2.The River Rhine rises in Switzerland.
ライン川はスイスに源を発する。
3.Marlborough led his armies across the Rhine and surprised the French and Bavarian armies near the village of Blenheim.