Aegean

[i:'dʒi:ən]
  • adj. 爱琴海的
  • n. 爱琴海(地中海的一部分)

英文词源


Aegean
sea between Greece and Asia Minor, 1570s, traditionally named for Aegeus, father of Theseus, who threw himself to his death in it when he thought his son had perished; but perhaps from Greek aiges "waves," a word of unknown origin.

双语例句


1. Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean.
斯皮罗斯·拉齐斯的第一份职业是爱琴海上一名地位卑贱的渔夫。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I'd love to go diving in the Aegean.
我很想到爱琴海去潜水。

来自《权威词典》

3. Athens is often called the queen of the Aegean.
雅典时常被人称为爱琴海上的皇后.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. They had come down among the Aegean cities and islands some centuries before 1000 BC.
公元前1000年之前的几个世纪里,他们与爱琴海城市、岛屿一起延续下来.

来自英汉非文学 - 历史

5. For the first time Athens became an Aegean power to be reckoned with.
雅典也首次成为爱琴海地区一个引人注目的强国.

来自英汉非文学 - 文明史