also savanna, "treeless plain," 1550s, from Spanish sabana, earlier zavana "treeless plain," from Taino (Arawakan) zabana. In U.S. use, especially in Florida, "a tract of low-lying marshy ground" (1670s).
Savannah
port city in U.S. state of Georgia, from savana, name applied to the Native Americans in the area by early European explorers, perhaps from a self-designation of the Shawnee Indians, or from the European topographical term (see savannah).
双语例句
1. Flint was, and he died of rum at Savannah.
福林特也是那种人, 结果在萨瓦纳为朗姆酒送了命.
来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
2. She think she is lil gal back in Savannah.
她以为她还是在萨凡纳的那个小女孩呢.
来自飘（部分）
3. Savannah, Charleston, Augusta, Richmond, New Orleans would never hurry.
萨凡纳 、 查尔斯顿 、 奥古斯塔 、 里土满 、 新奥尔良却从来不是这样.
来自飘（部分）
4. Have you met Mr. Kelso, our newest addition to Savannah?
见过萨瓦纳的新成员凯尔索先生了?
来自电影对白
5. For example, in Africa a tropical rainforest may border savannah grasslands.
