Greenland

• n. 格陵兰（北美东北的一大岛名，属丹麦）

英文词源

Greenland

translating Old Norse Groenland, so named by its discoverer (986 C.E.) because "it would induce settlers to go there, if the land had a good name":

Hann gaf nafn landinu ok kallaði Groenland, ok kvað menn þat myndu fysa þangat farar, at landit ætti nafn gott. [Islendingabok, 1122-1133]

See green (adj.) + land (n.). Related: Greenlander; Greenlandish.

双语例句

1. Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.

非洲是大陆, 而格陵兰不是.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. That is more than the gross national product of Greenland.

这笔花销超过了格陵兰的年国民生产总值.

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3. When does the first ship leave Greenland in the spring?

开春以后,第一班离开格陵兰的客船是什么时候?

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4. The President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso recently visited Greenland.

欧洲委员会的主席荷西,最近也去了格林兰岛.

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5. The island of Greenland gives us a good example of climatic change.

格陵兰岛给我们一个气候变化的好例子.

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