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Caucasus的意思

Caucasus
英式音标[ˈkɔkəsəs]

基本解释

n. 高加索(俄罗斯南部地区,位于黑海和里海之间,等于Caucasia);高加索山脉(等于the Caucasus Mountains)

英文词源

Caucasus (n.)
mountain range between Europe and the Middle East, from Latin Caucasus, from Greek kaukasis, said by Pliny ("Natural History," book six, chap. XVII) to be from a Scythian word similar to kroy-khasis, literally "(the mountain) ice-shining, white with snow." But possibly from a Pelasgian root *kau- meaning "mountain."

实用例句

1. The Russian leader says problems in the Caucasus region are systemic.
这位俄罗斯总统称,高级所地区的问题是有系统的.
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2. Armenia is a land - locked country located in Eurasia's Southern Caucasus mountain range.
亚美尼亚是位于欧亚大陆南高加索山脉的内陆国.
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3. Kovalevsky was himself able to prove its existence in the Caucasus.
在高加索,柯瓦列夫斯基本人就可以证明这种家庭公社的存在.
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4. Violence has flared elsewhere in the north Caucasus since October.
自从去年10月份以来,暴力活动就有愈演愈烈之势.
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5. The problems of the Caucasus region cannot be solved by force.
高加索地区的问题不能靠武力解决.
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