Geneva是什麽意思

Geneva

[dʒi'ni:və]

1. 可能同源且長得很像的易混詞：Geneva (from Latin Genava), Genoa (意大利語拚寫形式：Genova, from Latin Genua).

Geneva: city in Switzerland, from Latin Genava, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "estuary" or one meaning "bend;" in either case a reference to its situation. From 1920 sometimes in reference to the city as the site of the headquarters of the League of Nations. The original Geneva Convention among Great Britain and the major continental powers to introduce humanitarian conduct in modern warfare (neutrality of hospitals, etc.) dates from 1864; the most recent update was in 1949. The Geneva Protocol is a League of Nations document meant to settle international disputes; it dates from 1924. Earlier the city was associated with Calvinism. Related: Genevan (1841); Genevian (1570s); Genevese (1826); Genevois (1550s).
geneva (n.): 1706, alteration (by influence of the Swiss city name) of Dutch genevre, French genière (see gin (n.1)).

1. Oil markets oscillated on the day's reports from Geneva.: 石油市場因當天來自日內瓦的報道出現了起伏。

2. The mosaics were sent to Munich, and thence to Geneva.: 那些馬賽克被送到慕尼黑，從那裏又送到日內瓦。

3. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.: 來自100多個國家的政府首腦明日將齊聚日內瓦。