1690s, capital of the Philippines, gave its name (with altered spelling) to manilla hemp (1814), original source of manilla paper (1832). Said to be from Tagalog may "there is" + nila "shrub of the indigo family," but this would not be a native word.
雙語例句
1. He touched the manila folder which Wainwright had put down.
他按了按溫賴特放下的馬尼拉紙文件袋.
來自辭典例句
2. The manila envelope was in Carolyn's stack, about a third of - the way down.
那牛皮紙信封是在卡洛琳的一摞東西中, 不過壓在下面大約 三分之一 處.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 廊橋遺夢
3. The base was just a smudge on the untouched hundred - mile coast of Manila Bay.
那基地只是馬尼拉灣一百英里長安然無恙的海岸線上一個硝煙滾滾的污點.
來自辭典例句
4. Manila became the resort of traders from China, Japan, Siasm, Cambodia and the Spice Islands.
馬尼拉成為從中國 、 日本 、 暹羅 、 柬埔寨和香料群島來的商人的常去之地.
來自辭典例句
5. Byron's eyes smarted; he had had no sleep since the departure from Manila.