Antarctica
英 [æn'tɑːktɪkə]
美 [æn'tɑrktɪkə]
英文詞源
- Antarctica
- continent name attributed to Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), who used it on a map published 1887. From antarctic (q.v.). Hypothetical southern continents had been imagined since antiquity; first sighting of Antarctica by Europeans probably was 1820 (Lazarev and Bellingshausen). Also compare Antipodes.
雙語例句
- 1. Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
- 智利和阿根廷對於南極的領土主張都持強硬態度。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. ANTARCTICA, that bleak, white place, still defies full understanding.
- 南極洲這塊白色荒涼的土地仍然使人無法完全了解.
來自百科語句
- 3. The greater portion of Antarctica is still terra nullius.
- 南極洲的大部分地方不屬於任何國家.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.
- 南極洲總是激發人們的宏偉設想.
來自百科語句
- 5. Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
- 南極洲是地球上最冷的大陸.
來自辭典例句