Antarctica
英 [ænˈtɑːk.tɪ.kə]
美 [ænˈtɑːrk.tɪ.kə]
- n. 南极洲
星级词汇:
记忆方法
将“Antarctica”分解为“Anti-”和“Arctica”。记住“Anti-”常表示相反或对立，“Arctica”暗示与寒冷有关。想象一个与北极（Arctic）对立的极地，全年寒冷无夏，即南极。这样，通过对比联想，“Antarctica”可以更容易地记住。
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英语词源
- Antarctica
- continent name attributed to Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), who used it on a map published 1887. From antarctic (q.v.). Hypothetical southern continents had been imagined since antiquity; first sighting of Antarctica by Europeans probably was 1820 (Lazarev and Bellingshausen). Also compare Antipodes.
权威例句
- 1. Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
- 智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。
- 2. ANTARCTICA, that bleak, white place, still defies full understanding.
- 南极洲这块白色荒凉的土地仍然使人无法完全了解.
- 3. The greater portion of Antarctica is still terra nullius.
- 南极洲的大部分地方不属于任何国家.
- 4. Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.
- 南极洲总是激发人们的宏伟设想.
- 5. Antarctica is the earth's coldest landmass.
- 南极洲是地球上最冷的大陆.