英文词源
- Hawaii
- from Hawaiian Hawai'i, from Proto-Polynesian *hawaiki. Said to mean "Place of the Gods" and be a reference to Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. See also sandwich. Related: Hawaiian (1825). First record of Hawaiian shirt is from 1943.
实用例句
- 1. The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.
- 这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nowhere is language a more serious issue than in Hawaii.
- 没有哪个地方像夏威夷那样，语言成了如此重要的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The ship made an unscheduled stop at Hawaii.
- 轮船临时停靠在夏威夷。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Kappy was named Miss Hawaii in 1954.
- 卡皮被选为1954年的夏威夷小姐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Hawaii was the birthplace of surfing.
- 夏威夷是冲浪运动的发源地。
来自《权威词典》
