canton
英 [ˈkæn.tɒn]
美 [ˈkæn.tɑːn]
- n. 行政区，州
- vt. 为…分配营房；把…划分成州，把…划成行政区
使用频率:
中文词源
canton （瑞士等国的）行政区，州
来自词根cant, 弯，转，角落，词源同decant, canteen. -on, 大词后缀。因瑞士多山而得名。
英语词源
- canton
-
canton: see cant
- canton (n.)
- 1530s, "corner, angle," from Middle French canton "piece, portion of a country" (13c.), from Italian (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentative of Latin canto "section of a country," literally "corner" (see cant (n.2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states of the Swiss republic from 1610s. Related: Cantoned.
权威例句
- 1. They came to Canton on a trading ship.
- 他们乘商船来到广东.
- 2. Which canton is Zurich in?
- 苏黎士在哪一个州?
- 3. Rebels were approaching Changsha along the Canton - Hankow railway.
- 起义军当时正沿着粤汉路逼近长沙.
- 4. Without mentioning our stop in Hong Kong, they suggested we take on navigators in Canton.
- 他们根本不提我们在香港停留之事, 只是建议我们来广州接领航员登机.
- 5. Canton cuisine uses a great variety of materials.
- 粤菜的花样繁多.
相关单词
广而告之
1一秒钟记单词小学英语单词记背神器英语一二三四五六年级人教版英语词汇汇总表单词记背神器 单词记忆书单词词汇速记强化训练
【推荐理由】赠运费险，热门商品
【现价】27.9
【下单链接】38￥ CZ3457 5OArdvEMFvn￥