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Pennsylvania is a state in the north-east of the United States. It was one of the thirteen original states, and it mattered a great deal in the fight to leave Britain — the American Revolutionary War. Philadelphia, in this state, is where leaders signed the Declaration of Independence.
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is是 in the north-east of the United States美國東北部 a state的一個州。 It它 was是 one of the thirteen original states最初十三州之一, and而且 it它 in the fight to leave Britain在脫離英國的那場仗 — the American Revolutionary War——美國獨立戰爭——裡 mattered a great deal非常重要。 Philadelphia費城(Philadelphia) in this state在這個州, leaders領袖們 is where就是在這裡 signed簽署了 the Declaration of Independence獨立宣言。
For a long time Pennsylvania was known for coal and steel: mines in the hills, and huge steel works in cities such as Pittsburgh. That heavy industry is smaller now, but school books still often introduce the state that way.
For a long time有很長一段時間 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania was known for coal and steel以煤和鋼聞名: in the hills山丘裡的 mines礦坑, and in cities such as Pittsburgh和匹茲堡(Pittsburgh)這類城市裡 huge steel works巨大的煉鋼廠。 That heavy industry那種重工業 is smaller now現在變小了, but school books但教科書 still often還是常常 introduce the state that way用這個方式介紹這個州。
In writing Americans often it to PA. A person from there is a Pennsylvanian. The name is a place, not a person — though it does remember a person, William Penn.
In writing在書寫裡 Americans美國人 often常常 shorten it to把它縮寫成 PA PA。 A person from there從那裡來的人 is a Pennsylvanian是 Pennsylvanian。 The name這個名字 is a place是個地方, not a person不是一個人 — though它倒 does remember確實紀念著 a person一個人, William Penn威廉・佩恩(William Penn)。
組成Penn (William Penn) + sylvan (“woods”, from Latin silva) + -ia (“land”): “Penn’s wooded land”. In 1681 Charles II granted the land to Penn, who founded a colony there.
同家族的字
- sylvanfrom the same Latin silva, “woods”
- Transylvaniathe same silva “woods” plus -ia “land” (with trans, “across”)
原始詞典資料6 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。
Pennsylvanianame/ˌpɛn.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/
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A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.
- The vote was 54-46. The vote was mostly along party lines though Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania joined Republicans in supporting Bondi.
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historicalA former colony of England, from 1681 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, which grew progressively larger before becoming the present state.
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The first, and historically largest, now defunct US railroad, a hallmark of the industrial age.
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An unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
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A suburb of Exeter, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX9294).
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A hamlet in Cold Ashton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7473).
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。