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
词态变化
复数: cantons;
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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