Colorado
英 [,k?l?'rɑ:d?u]
美
- n. （美）科羅拉多；（美）科羅拉多河
暢通詞匯
助記提示
名字來自發源于當地的大河——科羅拉多河。這條河流因為富含粘土沉積物，河水顯紅色，因此被早期到達當地的西班牙人叫做Colorado，意思是“有顏色的（河流）”。
英文詞源
- Colorado
- U.S. state (organized as a territory 1861, admitted as a state 1876), named for the river, Spanish Rio Colorado, from colorado "ruddy, reddish," literally "colored," past participle of colorar "to color, dye, paint," from Latin colorare (see coloration).
雙語例句
- 1. He received a long-distance phone call from his girlfriend in Colorado.
- 他接到女朋友從科羅拉多打來的長途電話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.
- 冬季有飛往科羅拉多的增開航班。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. We went white-water rafting on the Colorado River.
- 我們到科羅拉多河湍急的河水中劃皮劃艇。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Denver, Colorado, became a one - newspaper city a few weeks ago : the Rocky Mountain News closed.
- 在幾個星期以前Colorado州的Denver市成為只有一家報紙的城市了.
來自互聯網
- 5. There's not a living soul in Colorado who doesn't depend for his bread on silver.
- 科羅拉多的每一個人都是靠著開采銀礦養家糊口。
來自柯林斯例句