originally as the name of the river, from French, from Algonquian (French missionaries first penetrated the river valley in its upper reaches), literally "big river;" compare Ojibwa mshi- "big," ziibi "river." Organized as a U.S. territory 1798; admitted as a state 1817. Related: Mississippian.
雙語例句
1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
約瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘輪船上打牌。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along.
它就像密西西比河河水一樣不斷地滾滾向前.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Children love to spell Mississippi.
孩子們都愛拼寫“Mississippi”.
來自互聯網
4. The water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal.
密西西比河的水位已經比正常值低了6.5英尺。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They plotted to make the whole Mississippi Valley secede from the United States.