canton

英 ['kæntən(ə)l; kæn'təʊn(ə)l] 美 ['kæntən]
  • n. 行政区,州
  • vt. 为…分配营房;把…划分成州,把…划成行政区

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。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. They came to Canton on a trading ship.
他们乘商船来到广东.

来自英汉非文学 - 历史

2. Which canton is Zurich in?
苏黎士在哪一个州?

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

5. Canton cuisine uses a great variety of materials.
粤菜的花样繁多.

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