Michigan
英['mi?ig?n]
美
- n. 美國(guó)密歇根州；密歇根
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Michigan，又譯密執(zhí)安州，密茲根州或密歇根州。出自齊佩瓦語(yǔ)的Mica Gams。其中Mica意思是“廣大的”，而Gams意思是“水域”。合在一起就是“廣大的水域”，指的就是五大湖（密西根州濱臨五大湖中的四個(gè)）。后被法國(guó)人根據(jù)讀音轉(zhuǎn)寫(xiě)為Michigan。
英文詞源
- Michigan
- name originally applied to the lake, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) *meshi-gami "big lake." The spelling is French. Organized as a U.S. territory 1805, admitted as a state 1837. A resident might be a Michigander (1848) or a Michiganian (1813).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Wakoski is writer in residence at Michigan State University.
- 瓦科斯基是密歇根州立大學(xué)的常駐作家。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. The 1933 national collegiate football championship was won by Michigan.
- 密歇根大學(xué)獲得了1933年全國(guó)大學(xué)生橄欖球賽的冠軍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. States such as Michigan and Massachusetts are making deep cuts in welfare.
- 諸如密歇根和馬薩諸塞等州正在大幅削減社會(huì)保障金。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
- 密歇根州的部分地區(qū)被超過(guò)一英尺厚的積雪所覆蓋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Did the University of Michigan win another football game?
- 是不是Michigan大學(xué)又贏得了一場(chǎng)足球賽?
來(lái)自辭典例句