n. 欧洲
英 ['jʊrəp] 美 ['jʊrəp]
权威例句
- Kaspar had spoken know-ledgeably about the state of agriculture in Europe.
卡斯帕对欧洲农业状况发表了一番颇有见地的见解。
来自柯林斯例句 - He is one of the most wanted criminals in Europe.
他是欧洲最重要的通缉犯之一。
来自柯林斯例句 - Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。
来自柯林斯例句 - The issue threatened to decouple Europe from the United States.
这一问题可能会割裂欧洲同美国的关系。
来自柯林斯例句 - A wave of immigrants is washing over Western Europe.
移民潮正席卷西欧。
来自柯林斯例句
中文词源
Europe 欧洲
据说是来自古希腊神话宽脸美女Europe的名字。euro-, 宽的，词源同aneurysm, eurypterid. -ops, 眼睛，脸，词源同optical,cyclops.
英文词源
Europe
from Latin Europa "Europe," from Greek Europe, which is of uncertain origin; as a geographic name first recorded in the Homeric hymn to Apollo (522 B.C.E. or earlier):
"Telphusa, here I am minded to make a glorious temple, an oracle for men, and hither they will always bring perfect hecatombs, both those who live in rich Peloponnesus and those of Europe and all the wave-washed isles, coming to seek oracles."
Often explained as "broad face," from eurys "wide" (see eury-) + ops "face," literally "eye" (see eye (n.)). But also traditionally linked with Europa, Phoenician princess in Greek mythology. Klein (citing Heinrich Lewy) suggests a possible Semitic origin in Akkad. erebu "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun) which would parallel orient. Another suggestion along those lines is Phoenician 'ereb "evening," hence "west."
