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Kandahar is a city in southern Afghanistan. It is the second-largest city in the country — though actually, that “second” still means a big, busy place, not a small town.
Kandahar is kandahar是 a city in southern Afghanistan阿富汗南部的一座城市 It is它是 the second-largest city in the country全國第二大城市 though actually不過其實 that “second” still means那個「第二」指的還是 a big, busy place一個繁忙的大城市 not a small town不是一個小鎮
is the capital in the east; Kandahar is the great city of the south, on old trade roads. For many years the Taliban treated it as their spiritual home: the place their movement felt it belonged, not just another city they held.
Kabul is the capital in the east kabul(喀布爾)是東邊的首都 Kandahar is the great city of the south kandahar則是南方的大城 on old trade roads位於古老的貿易路線上 For many years多年來 the Taliban treated it as their spiritual home塔利班把它當作自己的精神家園 the place their movement felt it belonged是他們的運動感覺歸屬的地方 not just another city they held而不只是他們控制的另一座城市
You will see the name in news about war, in talk about Afghan , and in older history, because this spot has been important for a very long time. English spelling stays Kandahar; people sometimes say it with the stress on the last part.
You will see the name你會看到這個地名 in news about war在戰爭新聞 in talk about Afghan politics阿富汗政治的討論 and in older history還有比較舊的歷史裡 because this spot has been important for a very long time因為這個地方重要了很長一段時間 English spelling stays Kandahar英文拼法固定寫作Kandahar people sometimes say it with the stress on the last part有些人念的時候會把重音放在最後一部分
組成From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār), a name tied to “Alexander / Alexandria.” It goes back to the city’s ancient Greek name Alexandria Arachosia.
同家族的字
- Alexandersame old name-root; the city was once an Alexandria
- Alexandriathe Greek city-name this place once carried
- Alexandrettaanother place-name from the same Alexander/Alexandria family
- Iskenderuna later form of the same Alexander name
- Scandaroonan older English form of Iskenderun, from the same root
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。
Kandaharname
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A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
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A province in southern Afghanistan.
- “I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”
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。