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Caledonia is an old name for Scotland. Poets used it, and Scottish companies, ships, hotels, and songs still like it because it feels proud and old.
Caledonia is an old name for ScotlandCaledonia是蘇格蘭的舊稱。Poets used it詩人以前會用它,and Scottish companies, ships, hotels, and songs still like it而蘇格蘭的公司、船、飯店和歌曲現在還是喜歡用它,because it feels proud and old因為聽起來自豪又有歷史感。
The Romans first called the north of Britain Caledonia — roughly the land we now call Scotland. Nobody uses it as the normal name of the country today; that name is Scotland.
The Romans first called the north of Britain Caledonia羅馬人最早把不列顛北部叫做Caledonia——roughly the land we now call Scotland大致上就是我們現在說的蘇格蘭那塊地。Nobody uses it as the normal name of the country today現在沒有人拿它當這個國家的正式名稱用;that name is Scotland正式名稱是Scotland。
When a bank or a club is called Caledonia, they want you to feel that old Scottish pride.
When a bank or a club is called Caledonia當一間銀行或俱樂部取名叫Caledonia,they want you to feel that old Scottish pride他們就是想讓你感受到那種蘇格蘭的老派驕傲。
Though actually, New Caledonia is not Scotland at all: it is an island in the Pacific that France named after this old name. Caledonia in a poem is Scotland; New Caledonia on a Pacific map is a different place.
Though actually不過老實說,New Caledonia is not Scotland at allNew Caledonia跟蘇格蘭一點關係都沒有:it is an island in the Pacific that France named after this old name它是太平洋上的一座島,是法國拿這個舊名字命名的。Caledonia in a poem is Scotland詩裡的Caledonia指的是蘇格蘭;New Caledonia on a Pacific map is a different place太平洋地圖上的New Caledonia則是完全不同的地方。
組成Borrowed from Latin Calēdonia, the Roman name for northern Britain.
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- Caledonianthe adjective: Scottish, in an old or poetic way
原始詞典資料24 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Caledonianame/kælɪˈdəʊnɪə/
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archaicScotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
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A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.
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A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。