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Gibraltar is a small British town and port on a huge rock at the southern tip of Spain, looking across a narrow sea toward Africa. That rock is the Rock of Gibraltar; the water is the Strait of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar直布羅陀is a small British town and port on a huge rock at the southern tip of Spain是位在西班牙南端一塊大岩石上的英國小城鎮兼港口,looking across a narrow sea toward Africa隔著一條窄窄的海望向非洲。That rock is the Rock of Gibraltar那塊岩石就是the Rock of Gibraltar(直布羅陀巨岩);the water is the Strait of Gibraltar那片海就是the Strait of Gibraltar(直布羅陀海峽)。
Britain has held the place since 1713, but Spain says it should be Spanish, and that argument has lasted for centuries.
Britain has held the place since 1713英國從1713年就佔有這個地方,but Spain says it should be Spanish但西班牙說這裡應該是西班牙的,and that argument has lasted for centuries這個爭論已經持續了好幾百年。
Many tourists go there to see the Rock, the view of two continents, and the famous animals on the — people still call them the apes of Gibraltar, though actually they are a kind of monkey.
Many tourists go there to see the Rock, the view of two continents, and the famous animals on the hillside很多遊客去那裡看巨岩、看兩個大陸的景色,還有山坡上有名的動物——people still call them the apes of Gibraltar大家還是叫牠們「直布羅陀猿」,though actually they are a kind of monkey不過其實牠們是一種猴子。
In English, something like the Rock of Gibraltar means it will not move or give way. On a map it looks as if it belongs to Spain; in law it is a British overseas territory.
In English在英文裡,something like the Rock of Gibraltar像the Rock of Gibraltar這樣的說法means it will not move or give way意思是不會動搖、不會讓步。On a map在地圖上it looks as if it belongs to Spain看起來好像屬於西班牙;in law但在法律上it is a British overseas territory它是英國的海外領地。
組成From Spanish Gibraltar, from Arabic jabal ṭāriq, “Mount Tariq,” named after Tariq ibn Ziyad, who led the Umayyad army into Spain in 711. It replaced the older Latin name Mons Calpe for the land, and Columnae Herculis (from Greek “Pillars of Hercules”) for the strait.
同家族的字
- Gibraltariana person from Gibraltar, or anything of that place
原始詞典資料15 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。
Gibraltarname詞源 1/d͡ʒɪˈbɹɔːltə(ɹ)/
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A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.
- Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar. […] The Spaniards offered Gibraltar fully devolved status, like the Basques and Catalans, respecting language, culture and a degree of fiscal autonomy.
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A strait connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic between Gibraltar and Morocco; in full, Strait of Gibraltar.
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A rural community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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A town in Zulia State, Venezuela.
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A barangay of Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.
Gibraltarnoun詞源 2
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; (originally) A cortado served in a small glass; (by extension) any cortado
- Two Gibraltars (decaf) at Kafka
- At a recent meeting at Mint Plaza’s Blue Bottle Coffee, Maggiotto ordered a Gibraltar, a small, milky espresso drink.
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。