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Celebes是什么意思

Celebes

英 ['seləbi:z] 美
  • n. 西里伯斯岛(印尼苏拉威西岛之旧称)

英文词源


Celebes
old name for modern Sulawesi (which itself might be a native corruption of Celebes) in Indonesia, first used by Portuguese, 1512, perhaps from Os Célebres "the famous ones," a name given by navigators to the dangerous capes on the island's northeast coast.

双语例句


1. A 7.5 magnitude quake hit the Celebes Sea early Monday north of Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
在周一一早,西里南海北部印度尼西亚的苏拉威西岛遭受7.5级地震袭击.

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2. A small buffalo ( Bubalus or Anoa depressicornis ) of Celebes and the Philippines, having short, pointed horns.
倭水牛,矮水牛:西里伯岛和菲律宾的一种小水牛 ( 水牛或倭水牛 ), 有短而尖的角.

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