单词 | 贸易站 |
释义 | 〔cot〕People might assume that there is nothing particularly exotic about the history of the wordcot. However,cot happens to be a good example of how words are borrowed from other cultures, becoming so firmly naturalized over time that they lose their émigré flavor. The British first encountered the object denoted bycot, a light frame strung with tapes or rope, in India, where their trading stations had been established as early as 1612.The wordcot, first recorded in English in 1634, comes fromkhāṭ, the Hindi name for the contrivance. During subsequent years,cot has been used to denote other types of beds, including in British usage a crib.人们也许会认为cot 这个词的词源毫无特别的异国情调, 但是cot 恰巧是这样一个好的例子——从别的文化中借来又变得如此根深蒂固,以致于随着时间推移其丢失了外来语的味道。 英国人首先遇到这种叫做cot 的穿有带子和绳子的框架是在印度, 他们早在1612年就在那里建了贸易站。单词cot 在英语中首先记录于1634年, 由印度语中表示这个东西的词khat 而来。 在以后的岁月中,cot 已被用来指其他类型的床, 包括英国表示摇篮的用法〔Greenwood〕A city of western South Carolina west-northwest of Columbia. The city was settled in 1824 on the site of a trading post established in 1751. Population, 20,807.格林伍德:美国南卡罗来纳州西部一城市,位于哥伦比亚西北偏西。1824年该城市始建于1751年设立的贸易站的旧址。人口20,807〔Almaty〕A city of Kazakhstan in the southeast part of the country near the border of Kyrgyzstan. Founded in the 1850s as a Russian fort and trading post, the city served as the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997 and is the commercial and cultural center of the country. Population, 1,045,900阿拉木图:哈萨克斯坦东南部一城市,与吉尔吉斯斯坦接壤。19世纪50年代作为俄罗斯的要塞和贸易站建立,该市1929年至1997年是哈萨克斯坦的首都以及经济、文化中心。人口1,045,900〔Bent〕American pioneer and fur trader who with his brotherWilliam (1809-1869) established Bent's Fort (1832), a principal trading post in the early Southwest. 本特,查尔斯:(1799-1847) 美国拓荒者及毛皮商人,与其兄弟威廉姆 (1809-1869年)共同建立本特堡垒(1832年),是早期西南部主要贸易站 〔Sheboygan〕A city of eastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan north of Milwaukee. Founded c. 1835 on the site of a fur-trading post established in 1795, it is a shipping and manufacturing center. Population, 49,676.希博伊根:美国威斯康星州东部的一个城市,位于密尔沃基以北,密歇根湖畔。约1835年建立于一个1795年建立的皮毛贸易站原址上,现在是一个船运和制造中心。人口49,676〔Macao〕A region comprisingMacao Peninsula and two offshore islands in the South China Sea west of Hong Kong. A Portuguese trading post was established here in 1557 and became a free port in 1849. It is now a tourist center. The region reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1999. The city of Macao, coextensive with the peninsula, is the capital. Population, 350,000. 澳门:一地区,包括澳门半岛 和位于中国南海,香港西边的两个离岸岛屿。1557年葡萄牙在此设立贸易站,1849年澳门成为自由港。现为旅游中心。澳门于1999年回归中国。占据整个澳门半岛的 澳门城 是该地首府。人口350,000 〔Haran〕An ancient city of Mesopotamia in present-day southeast Turkey. It was an important trading post and a religious center devoted to the Assyrian moon god.哈兰:美索不达米亚的一座位于今天土耳其东南部的古城,它一个重要的贸易站和虔诚地信仰亚述月亮神的宗教中心〔Zanzibar〕A city of Tanzania on the western coast of Zanzibar Island. Founded in the 16th century as a Portuguese trading post, it was a major center of the East African ivory trade in the 19th century. Population, 110,699.桑给巴尔市:坦桑尼亚的一个城市,位于桑给巴尔岛西海岸。16世纪建立时,作为葡萄牙的一个贸易站。19世纪时,它是东非象牙贸易的一个重要中心。人口110,699〔Anoka〕A city of eastern Minnesota north-northwest of Minneapolis. It was originally a trading post and lumber town. Population, 17,192.阿诺卡:美国明尼苏达州东部一城市,位于明尼阿波利斯西北偏北。最初是贸易站和经营木材的小镇。人口17,192〔Augusta〕The capital of Maine, in the southwest part of the state on the Kennebec River north-northeast of Portland. A trading post was established here in 1628. Population, 21,325.奥古斯塔:美国缅因州首府,位于该州西南部,肯纳贝克河岸边,波特兰东北偏北。1628年一个贸易站建立于此,人口21,325〔Oswego〕A city of north-central New York at the mouth of theOswego River, about 37 km (23 mi) long, on Lake Ontario northwest of Syracuse. A British trading post was founded in Oswego c. 1722. It is now a trade, shipping, and industrial center. Population, 19,195. 奥斯威戈:美国纽约州中北部城市,位于奥斯威尔河 (此河约有37公里长,合23英里)河口,濒安大略湖,在锡拉丘兹西北。1722年一个英国贸易站在奥斯威戈建立。现在它已成为贸易、航运和工业中心。人口19,195 〔Fremont〕A city of northern Ohio southeast of Toledo. A government trading post was established on the site in 1795. Population, 17,648.弗里蒙特:美国俄亥俄州北部一城市,位于托莱多东南部。1795年政府贸易站设于此地。人口17,648〔Banjul〕The capital and largest city of Gambia, on an island at the mouth of the Gambia River on the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded as a trading post by the British in 1816. Population, 44,536.班珠尔,巴瑟斯特:冈比亚首都和最大城市,位于冈比亚河与大西洋交汇处的一座岛上。1816年英国人建立为一个贸易站。人口44,536〔Kamloops〕A city of southern British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Vancouver. It was founded in the early 1800's as a trading post and flourished after the discovery of gold in 1860. Population, 64,048.坎卢普斯:加拿大的不列颠哥伦比亚省南部一城市,位于温哥华东北部。19世纪早期作为贸易站而建立;1860年在该地发现了黄金,此后便繁荣起来。人口64,048〔Libreville〕The capital and largest city of Gabon, in the northwest part of the country on the Gulf of Guinea. Founded as a French trading post in 1843, it was named Libreville after freed slaves settled here (1848). Population, 235,700.利伯维尔:加蓬的首都和第一大城市,位于该国西北部,几内亚湾沿岸。建于1843年,当时是法国的贸易站,自从获得自由的奴隶在这里定居后,被称作利伯维尔(1848年)。人口235,700〔Kaunas〕A city of western European U.S.S.R. on the Neman River south of Riga. Founded in the 11th century, it was a medieval trading post and a Lithuanian stronghold against the Teutonic Knights. Russia acquired the city in the third partition of Poland (1795). Population, 405,000.考纳斯:苏联欧洲部分的西部城市,位于里加南部涅曼河河畔。于11世纪建立,中世纪时是一个贸易站以及立陶宛人对抗古修顿骑士的据点。俄罗斯在第三次瓜分波兰(1795年)时占据此城。人口405,000〔Ypsilanti〕A city of southeast Michigan west-southwest of Detroit. Founded on the site of a Native American village and French trading post, it is a residential, commercial, and industrial center. Population, 24,846.伊普西兰蒂:美国密歇根州东南一城市,位于底特律西南偏西,它是在一个美洲土著人的村庄和法国贸易站的所在地建立起来的,是一居住、商业和工业的中心。人口24,846 |
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