名詞 levee:

1. a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
2. a pier that provides a landing place on a river
3. an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing

levee

n.（名詞）
An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing.
堤岸，防洪堤：防止河流泛濫而建造的堤岸
A small ridge or raised area bordering an irrigated field.
土壟：圍繞著灌溉畦田的小埂或隆起的地帶
A landing place on a river; a pier.
碼頭：河上供…登陸的地方；碼頭
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
lev.eed,lev.ee.ing,lev.ees
To provide with a levee.
筑堤

來源：
French levée
法語 levée
from Old French levee [from feminine past participle of] lever [to raise] * see lever
源自 古法語 levee [] 源自lever的陰性過去分詞 [舉起] *參見 lever

levee
levee 2

n.（名詞）
A reception held, as by royalty, upon arising from bed.
早晨接見：如君主或顯貴，剛起床就進(jìn)行的接見
A formal reception, as at a royal court.
招待會(huì)：正式招待會(huì)，例如在皇宮舉行的

來源：
From French lever [a rising]
源自 法語 lever [升起]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from lever [to raise, rise] * see lever
源自 lever [舉起，升起] *參見 lever