英语单词

savannah是什么意思

savannah

英 [sə'vænə] 美
  • n. 大草原,热带草原(等于savanna)

中文词源


Savannah 萨瓦那

美国佐治亚州港口城市,可能来自 savanna,稀树草原。

英文词源


savannah (n.)
also savanna, "treeless plain," 1550s, from Spanish sabana, earlier zavana "treeless plain," from Taino (Arawakan) zabana. In U.S. use, especially in Florida, "a tract of low-lying marshy ground" (1670s).
Savannah
port city in U.S. state of Georgia, from savana, name applied to the Native Americans in the area by early European explorers, perhaps from a self-designation of the Shawnee Indians, or from the European topographical term (see savannah).

双语例句


1. Flint was, and he died of rum at Savannah.
福林特也是那种人, 结果在萨瓦纳为朗姆酒送了命.

来自英汉文学 - 金银岛

2. She think she is lil gal back in Savannah.
她以为她还是在萨凡纳的那个小女孩呢.

来自飘(部分)

3. Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Richmond, New Orleans would never hurry.
萨凡纳 、 查尔斯顿 、 奥古斯塔 、 里土满 、 新奥尔良却从来不是这样.

来自飘(部分)

4. Have you met Mr. Kelso, our newest addition to Savannah?
见过萨瓦纳的新成员凯尔索先生了?

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5. For example, in Africa a tropical rainforest may border savannah grasslands.
例如, 在非洲,热带雨林很可能与萨瓦那草原毗邻.

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