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Corfu is an island in Greece, in the sea to the north-west of the main part of the country. It is one of the Ionian Islands, and people go there on holiday for the water, the old town, and the warm weather.
Corfu is an island in GreeceCorfu是希臘的一座島,in the sea to the north-west of the main part of the country在希臘本土西北方的海域。It is one of the Ionian Islands它是Ionian Islands(愛奧尼亞群島)之一,and people go there on holiday for the water, the old town, and the warm weather人們會去那裡度假,為了海水、舊城區和溫暖的天氣。
You always write it with a capital C, because it is a place. English speakers usually say it like KOR-foo.
You always write it with a capital C因為它是地名,一定要大寫C,because it is a place。English speakers usually say it like KOR-foo英語使用者通常唸成KOR-foo。
Though actually, the name did not start in English: it came in from Italian Corfù, and before that from Greek, from a word for a mountain top or peak. The old fortress in Corfu Town sits on two peaks, and that is what the name is pointing at.
Though actually不過其實,the name did not start in English這個名字不是從英語開始的:it came in from Italian Corfù它是從義大利文Corfù傳入的,and before that from Greek再往前則來自希臘文,from a word for a mountain top or peak源自一個表示山頂、山峰的字。The old fortress in Corfu Town sits on two peaks科孚鎮上的舊城堡就座落在兩座山峰上,and that is what the name is pointing at這個名字指的就是這個。
It is not the same place as Corinth, which is on the mainland.
It is not the same place as Corinth它跟Corinth(科林斯)不是同一個地方,which is on the mainland科林斯在希臘本土上。
組成Borrowed from Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ (Koruphṓ), from κορυφή (koruphḗ) “summit, mountain peak”. Named after the twin peaks of the Old Fortress of Corfu.
原始詞典資料2 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。
Corfuname/ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/
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An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
- Magazines kept aristocrats on the payroll to facilitate access to jet-set playgrounds like Corfu and Mustique.
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The capital of Corfu.
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。