Boston
英 美 ['b?st?n]
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馬薩諸塞州的港口城市。根據英國林肯郡的波士頓命名。1630年到達這里的殖民者有不少是來自英國波士頓的。而英國的波士頓的名稱來歷是一位公元5世紀到達林肯郡的薩克森僧人的名字Botolph的變體。
英文詞源
- Boston
- U.S. city, 1630, named for town in Lincolnshire, a region from which many settlers came to New England. The name is said to be literally "Botolph's Stone," probably from the name of some Anglo-Saxon landowner (Old English Botwulf). Boston Massacre was March 5, 1770; three civilians killed, two mortally wounded. Card game Boston (1800) is based on the siege of Boston during the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party (1824) took place on Dec. 16, 1773 (see tea party).
雙語例句
- 1. She's on the line from her home in Boston.
- 她是在波士頓家中打電話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two rapid transit trains collided early this morning in Boston.
- 今晨早些時候，兩輛高速火車在波士頓相撞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. In March 1770, there occurred what became known as the Boston Massacre.
- 1770年3月在那里發生了后來聞名的波士頓慘案。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Sincere performances and gritty Boston settings add to the film's realism.
- 真誠的表演和對波士頓這一背景城市的真實刻畫增添了電影的現實主義色彩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo.
- 在新唱片中，波士頓愛樂樂團嘗試了全新的節奏。
來自柯林斯例句