Australasia is a name for a group of lands in the south Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, and often the islands near them. It is not the same as Australia, which is one country. It is also not quite the same as Oceania, a wider map word that can take in many more Pacific islands.

Australasia is a name for a group of lands in the south PacificAustralasia是南太平洋一群陸地的名稱: Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea包括澳洲、紐西蘭、巴布亞紐幾內亞and often the islands near them通常還加上附近的島嶼。It is not the same as Australia它跟Australia（澳洲）不一樣which is one country澳洲是單一國家。It is also not quite the same as Oceania它也跟Oceania（大洋洲）不完全一樣a wider map word that can take in many more Pacific islands那是一個範圍更大的地理詞，可以包含更多太平洋島嶼。

You meet Australasia in geography, sport, and science (plants and animals of that region). Some people use it loosely for ‘Australia and New Zealand only’; careful writers include Papua New Guinea as well.

You meet Australasia in geography, sport, and science你會在地理、體育、科學領域遇到Australasia這個字(plants and animals of that region)（像是那個地區的動植物）。Some people use it loosely for 'Australia and New Zealand only'有些人鬆散地把它用來只指「澳洲和紐西蘭」careful writers include Papua New Guinea as well嚴謹的作者則會把巴布亞紐幾內亞也算進去。

The name was made in French in 1756 by Charles de Brosses, from Latin meaning ‘south of Asia.’

The name was made in French in 1756 by Charles de Brosses這個名字是1756年由Charles de Brosses用法文創造的from Latin meaning 'south of Asia.'源自拉丁文，意思是「亞洲的南方」。