Vatican
英['v?tik?n]
美
- n. 羅馬教廷；梵蒂岡
中文詞源
Vatican 梵蒂岡
來自拉丁語mons Vaticanus,羅馬山，教皇所在之地，詞源同vatic,預言的。
英文詞源
- Vatican
- 1550s, from Latin mons Vaticanus, Roman hill on which Papal palace stands. Said to be an Etruscan loan-word, not related to vates "sooth-sayer."
雙語例句
- 1. The president had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican.
- 總統在梵蒂岡謁見了教皇。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin.
- 羅馬教廷對墮胎的教義非常清楚：這是罪過。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
- 墨西哥是個世俗國家，和梵蒂岡沒有外交關系。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Vatican successfully mediated in a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile in 1984.
- 梵蒂岡成功地調解了1984年阿根廷與智利之間的領土爭端。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Normally the Vatican does not intervene in the internal affairs of religious orders except in cases of disputed elections.
- 除非涉及一些有爭議的選舉，羅馬教廷一般不會干預各教派的內部事務。
來自柯林斯例句