Alaska
英 [?'l?sk?]
美 [?'l?sk?]
助記提示
來自阿留申語中的一個詞，原寫作Alaschka，意思為“廣袤的大地”。因為對于生活在阿留申群島上的土著居民來說，海峽對面的阿拉斯加的面積實在太大了。后來阿拉斯加一度并入俄國，一度被稱為“PYCCKAR AMEPNKA"（大概是這么寫的，不會俄語，有的字母打不出）。歸入美國后，就以Alaska為名。
英文詞源
- Alaska
- name first applied 18c. by Russian explorers, from Aleut alaxsxaq, literally "the object toward which the action of the sea is directed" [Bright]. Baked Alaska attested by 1896, so called either for its whiteness or from being cold inside.
雙語例句
- 1. The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week.
- 阿拉斯加的周報《苔原時報》本周停刊了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Archaeologists have uncovered an 11,700-year-old hunting camp in Alaska.
- 考古學家在阿拉斯加發現了一個距今11,700年的狩獵營地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
- 她接到一個從阿拉斯加打來的付費電話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. They saw many seals off the Coast of Alaska.
- 他們在阿拉斯加海岸外看見很多海豹.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Alaska and Hawaii were dependencies of the United States.
- 阿拉斯加和夏威夷過去是美國的屬地.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》