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cordovan是什么意思

cordovan

['kɔrdəvən]
  • n. 马臀皮;马革

英文词源


cordovan (n.)
1590s, "fine Spanish leather," from adjective Cordovan, from Spanish cordovan (modern cordoban), from cordovano (adj.) "of Cordova," the Spanish city, former capital of Moorish Spain; a later adoption of the same word that became cordwain (see cordwainer). The city name is from Phoenician qorteb "oil press."

双语例句


1. Clad in doublet and hose, and boots of Cordovan leather.
穿着紧身背心, 马臀皮的靴子.

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2. Cordovan a fine leather originally made of goatskin but now more frequently of split horsehide.
科尔多瓦皮革,高级皮革:最初用山羊皮制成的好皮子,现多用剖开的马皮.

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