a mountain system in Europe extending in a curve from the coast of SE France through NW Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and southern Germany into Austria. The highest peak of the Alps, Mont Blanc, rises to a height of 4,807 m (15,771ft).
阿尔卑斯山脉(欧洲山系,从法国东南部沿海以弧线蜿蜒延伸到意大利西北部,瑞士,列支敦士登和德国南部直至奥地利;阿尔卑斯山最高峰勃朗峰,海拔高度4,807米,即15,771英尺)。
"late Middle English: via French from Latin