Europe

英 ['j?r?p] 美['j?r?p]

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Europe 歐洲

據(jù)說是來自古希臘神話寬臉美女Europe的名字。euro-, 寬的，詞源同aneurysm, eurypterid. -ops, 眼睛，臉，詞源同optical,cyclops.

Europe: from Latin Europa "Europe," from Greek Europe, which is of uncertain origin; as a geographic name first recorded in the Homeric hymn to Apollo (522 B.C.E. or earlier):
"Telphusa, here I am minded to make a glorious temple, an oracle for men, and hither they will always bring perfect hecatombs, both those who live in rich Peloponnesus and those of Europe and all the wave-washed isles, coming to seek oracles."
Often explained as "broad face," from eurys "wide" (see eury-) + ops "face," literally "eye" (see eye (n.)). But also traditionally linked with Europa, Phoenician princess in Greek mythology. Klein (citing Heinrich Lewy) suggests a possible Semitic origin in Akkad. erebu "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun) which would parallel orient. Another suggestion along those lines is Phoenician 'ereb "evening," hence "west."

1. Kaspar had spoken know-ledgeably about the state of agriculture in Europe.: 卡斯帕對歐洲農(nóng)業(yè)狀況發(fā)表了一番頗有見地的見解。

3. Physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.: 物質(zhì)和意識形態(tài)上的障礙在東歐已不復存在。

4. The issue threatened to decouple Europe from the United States.: 這一問題可能會割裂歐洲同美國的關系。