Caribbean
[kæri'bi(:)ən]
- adj. 加勒比人的；加勒比海的；加勒比語的
- n. 加勒比海
中文詞源
Caribbean 加勒比海地區來自加勒比海土著語言，義為勇敢的男人。
英文詞源
- Caribbean
- from Carib, indigenous people's name for themselves, + -ean.
雙語例句
- 1. The couple married in the Caribbean to avoid a media circus.
- 為了擺脫媒體的關注，這對新人在加勒比喜結連理。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. British forces in the Caribbean were being decimated by disease.
- 加勒比海地區的英國部隊有大批的人病死。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. "Sight Savers", founded in 1950, now runs projects throughout Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia.
- 創始於1950年的國際防盲及救盲組織如今在非洲、加勒比海地區和東南亞各地都開展項目。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, an area that the United States has long regarded as its own backyard.
- 古巴是加勒比地區最大的島嶼，美國長期以來一直把它看作自己的後院。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Then came an invitation to Martinique , an island in the French Caribbean. It was chance of a lifetime.
- 然後被邀請到法屬加勒比海的馬提尼克島, 這真是千載難逢的機會.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》