watershed
watershed
noun
noun
- an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas
分水岭
■an event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs
分水岭；转折点；重要关头
these works mark a watershed in the history of music.
这些作品是音乐史上的一个分水岭。
■(Brit.)the time after which programmes that are regarded as unsuitable for children are broadcast on television
(英)开始播放儿童不宜电视节目的时间
- early 19th cent.: from water + shed in the sense 'ridge of high ground' (related to shed), suggested by German Wasserscheide
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