name first applied 18c. by Russian explorers, from Aleut alaxsxaq, literally "the object toward which the action of the sea is directed" [Bright]. Baked Alaska attested by 1896, so called either for its whiteness or from being cold inside.
实用例句
1. The Tundra Times, a weekly newspaper in Alaska, ceased publication this week.
阿拉斯加的周报《苔原时报》本周停刊了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Archaeologists have uncovered an 11,700-year-old hunting camp in Alaska.
考古学家在阿拉斯加发现了一个距今11,700年的狩猎营地。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She received a collect phone call from Alaska.
她接到一个从阿拉斯加打来的付费电话。
来自柯林斯例句
4. They saw many seals off the Coast of Alaska.
他们在阿拉斯加海岸外看见很多海豹.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Alaska and Hawaii were dependencies of the United States.
