Antarctica
英 [æn'tɑːktɪkə]
美[æn'tɑrktɪkə]
- n. 南极洲
英文词源
- Antarctica
- continent name attributed to Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), who used it on a map published 1887. From antarctic (q.v.). Hypothetical southern continents had been imagined since antiquity; first sighting of Antarctica by Europeans probably was 1820 (Lazarev and Bellingshausen). Also compare Antipodes.
双语例句
- 1. Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
- 智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. ANTARCTICA, that bleak, white place, still defies full understanding.
- 南极洲这块白色荒凉的土地仍然使人无法完全了解.
来自百科语句
- 3. The greater portion of Antarctica is still terra nullius.
- 南极洲的大部分地方不属于任何国家.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.
- 南极洲总是激发人们的宏伟设想.
来自百科语句
- 5. Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
- 南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆.
来自辞典例句