Mississippi
英 [ˌmisiˈsipi]
美
- n. 密西西比河（美國河流，世界上最大的河流之一）；密西西比州（美國州名）
英文詞源
- Mississippi
- originally as the name of the river, from French, from Algonquian (French missionaries first penetrated the river valley in its upper reaches), literally "big river;" compare Ojibwa mshi- "big," ziibi "river." Organized as a U.S. territory 1798; admitted as a state 1817. Related: Mississippian.
雙語例句
- 1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
- 約瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘輪船上打牌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Like the Mississippi, it just keeps rolling along.
- 它就像密西西比河河水一樣不斷地滾滾向前.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Children love to spell Mississippi.
- 孩子們都愛拚寫“Mississippi”.
來自互聯網
- 4. The water level of the Mississippi River is already 6.5 feet below normal.
- 密西西比河的水位已經比正常值低了6.5英尺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They plotted to make the whole Mississippi Valley secede from the United States.
- 他們陰謀策劃使整個密西西比流域脫離美國.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》