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Everest是什么意思

Everest

英 ['evərɪst] 美
  • n. 珠穆朗玛峰(世界最高峰)

中文词源


Everest 珠穆朗玛峰

珠穆朗玛峰诸多名字之一,来自19世纪英国驻印度测绘总长George Everest的名字。

英文词源


Everest (n.)
mountain between Nepal and Tibet, named 1865 for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor-general of India. The Tibetan name is Chomolangma "mother goddess of the world." Everest's surname is said in name-books to be a variant of Devereux, a Norman name, from Evereux/Evreux in France, which from a Celtic tribal name (Latin Eburovices) based on the Ebura (modern Eure) river.

双语例句


1. the first ascent of Mount Everest
首次攀登珠穆朗玛峰

来自《权威词典》

2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人

来自《权威词典》

3. The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.
珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A small party was planning to ascend Mt. Everest.
一小队人在计划攀登圣母峰.

来自辞典例句

5. A small party is planning to ascend Mount Everest.
一小伙人正计划攀登珠穆朗玛峰.

来自辞典例句

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