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Cappadocia是什么意思

Cappadocia

英 [,kæpə'dəuʃi:ə] 美
  • n. 卡帕多西亚(小亚细亚东部的古王国)

英文词源


Cappadocia (n.)
ancient name for the region roughly corresponding to modern Turkey, from Greek Kappadokía, perhaps ultimately from Persian Hvaspadakhim "land of fine horses." In ancient Athens, Cappadocians were notorious as knaves and cowards, but the region's horses were celebrated.

双语例句


1. We took a plane south-west across the Anatolian plateau to Cappadocia.
我们乘飞机向着西南方向越过安纳托利亚高原,前往卡帕多西亚。

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