Massachusetts

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  • n. 马萨诸塞州(美国)

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Massachusetts,又译麻省。Mass意为“大的”,chuset是wachusett的改写,意为“山丘”。连在一起就是“大山丘”,原为麻省首府及最大城市波士顿附近的丘陵Blue Hills的别称,后用作殖民地和州的名字。

英文词源


Massachusetts
plural, originally (1614) a name for the Algonquian native people who lived around the bay, from Algonquian Massachusett "at the large hill," in reference to Great Blue Hill, southwest of Boston.

双语例句


1. States such as Michigan and Massachusetts are making deep cuts in welfare.
诸如密歇根和马萨诸塞等州正在大幅削减社会保障金。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He is now a professor of economics at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
他现在是西新英格兰学院的经济学教授,该学院位于马萨诸塞州的斯普林菲尔德。

来自柯林斯例句

3. If she shows her face again back in Massachusetts she'll find a warrant for her arrest waiting.
如果她重又在马萨诸塞州露面,等待她的将是一纸拘捕令。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Puritans, for example, established several settlements in Massachusetts.
例如, 清教徒们在马萨诸塞建立了好几个居民区.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5. The religious tradition of Massachusetts bred its brand of devotional literature.
马萨诸塞州的宗教传统孕育出了具有宗教特征的献身文学.

来自辞典例句

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