canton
英 ['k?nt?n(?)l; k?n't??n(?)l]
美['k?nt?n]
- n. 行政區(qū)，州
- vt. 為…分配營房；把…劃分成州，把…劃成行政區(qū)
低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?cantons;
中文詞源
canton （瑞士等國的）行政區(qū)，州
來自詞根cant, 彎，轉(zhuǎn)，角落，詞源同decant, canteen. -on, 大詞后綴。因瑞士多山而得名。
英文詞源
- canton
- canton: see cant
- canton (n.)
- 1530s, "corner, angle," from Middle French canton "piece, portion of a country" (13c.), from Italian (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentative of Latin canto "section of a country," literally "corner" (see cant (n.2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states of the Swiss republic from 1610s. Related: Cantoned.
雙語例句
- 1. They came to Canton on a trading ship.
- 他們乘商船來到廣東.
來自英漢非文學 - 歷史
- 2. Which canton is Zurich in?
- 蘇黎士在哪一個州?
來自辭典例句
- 3. Rebels were approaching Changsha along the Canton - Hankow railway.
- 起義軍當時正沿著粵漢路逼近長沙.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Without mentioning our stop in Hong Kong, they suggested we take on navigators in Canton.
- 他們根本不提我們在香港停留之事, 只是建議我們來廣州接領(lǐng)航員登機.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Canton cuisine uses a great variety of materials.
- 粵菜的花樣繁多.
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