Spanish
英 ['spænɪʃ]
美 ['spænɪʃ]
- adj. 西班牙的;西班牙人的;西班牙語的
- n. 西班牙語;西班牙人
英文詞源
- Spanish (adj.)
- c. 1200, Spainisc, from Spaine "Spain," from Old French Espaigne (see Spaniard) + -ish. Replaced Old English Speonisc. Altered 16c. by influence of Latin. As a noun, "the Spanish language," from late 15c.
For Spanish Main see main. Spanish moss is attested from 1823. Spanish fly, the fabled aphrodisiac (ground-up cantharis blister-beetles), is attested from c. 1600. Spanish-American War was so called in British press speculations early 1898, even before it began in April. For Spanish Inquisition (by c. 1600), see Inquisition.
雙語例句
- 1. All the signs and announcements were rendered in English and Spanish.
- 所有的指示標誌和公告都被譯成了英語和西班牙語。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Spanish media were still sniping at the British press yesterday.
- 西班牙媒體昨天仍然在攻擊英國媒體。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Richard's mother badgered him into taking a Spanish wife.
- 理查德的母親磨破嘴皮子,終於說服他娶了個西班牙太太。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Clare and David Astor are sketching a view of far Spanish hills.
- 克萊爾和戴維·阿斯特正在畫遠處西班牙山巒的風景素描。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Traditional Spanish food is delicious and its specialities are worth searching out.
- 傳統的西班牙食品美味可口,其特色菜肴值得尋訪。
來自柯林斯例句