southern
英 ['s?e(?)n]
美['s?e?n]
- adj. 南的；南方的
- n. 南方人
- n. (Southern)人名；(英)薩瑟恩
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中文詞源
southern 南方的
south,南方的，-ern,表方位。
英文詞源
- southern
- Old English sueerne, from sue "south" (see south) + -erne, suffix denoting direction. A common Germanic compound (Old Frisian suthern, Old Norse sueroenn, Old High German sundroni). The constellation Southern Cross so called in English by 1756.
雙語例句
- 1. The islands lie at the southern end of the Kurile chain.
- 這些島嶼位于千島群島的南端。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
- 也門完全控制著紅海南端的海峽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mrs Southern listened keenly, occasionally breaking in with pertinent questions.
- 薩瑟恩夫人興致勃勃地聽著，間或插話問一些相關(guān)的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia.
- 加拿大計劃向索馬里南部地區(qū)運(yùn)送更多的食品。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The fragile economies of several southern African nations could be irreparably damaged.
- 一些南非國家的脆弱經(jīng)濟(jì)可能會被徹底破壞，無法挽回。
來自柯林斯例句