1853, named for Dutch navigator Abel Tasman (1603-1659), who discovered it in 1642. It was called by him Van Diemen's Land for the Dutch governor-general of the East Indies. The Tasmanian devil so called since at least 1829, from its propensity for killing young lambs (other voracious fish or animals also have been named devil).
雙語例句
1. I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight.
我打算利用應享有的假期去塔斯馬尼亞呆兩周。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A . J . Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亞島是以其發現者塔斯曼的名字命名的.
來自辭典例句
3. Tasmania was named after his discoverer, A . J . Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亞島是以它的發現者塔斯曼為名的.
來自辭典例句
4. And rescuers in Tasmania are racing against the clock.
塔斯馬尼亞島的救援人員正在與時間賽跑.
來自互聯網
5. The paper reviews the Eucalypt plantation model of Forestry Tasmania.