Canada
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1. 音译“加拿大”。
中文词源
Canada 加拿大来自当地Iroquoian语，义为村庄。
英文词源
- Canada
- 1560s (implied in Canadian), said to be a Latinized form of a word for "village" in an Iroquoian language of the St. Lawrence valley that had gone extinct by 1600. Most still-spoken Iroquoian languages have a similar word (such as Mohawk kana:ta "town"). Canada goose is attested from 1772.
双语例句
- 1. Until 1987, Canada's industry had been the star performer.
- 直到1987年，加拿大的工业一直成就斐然。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The new territory would extend over one-fifth of Canada's land mass.
- 这块新领土将会使加拿大陆地面积扩展1/5以上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Thames was in spate, with flocks of Canada geese speeding downriver.
- 泰晤士河河水暴涨，成群的加拿大雁迅速游向下游。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference.
- 1987年加拿大主办了英联邦大会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. His second son, Paddy, had gone to live in Canada.
- 他的二儿子帕迪去加拿大生活了。
来自柯林斯例句