probably from Portuguese las barbados "the bearded;" the island so called because vines or moss hung densely from the trees. An inhabitant was called a Barbadian (1732).
权威例句
1. Barbados could have three new political parties battling it out in the next General Election.
在下一届大选中,巴巴多斯可能有三个新的政党参加角逐。
2. She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London.
她出生于巴巴多斯,但是其性格形成的关键期是在伦敦东区度过的。
3. We're going to a conference in Barbados , right?
我们要去巴巴多斯参加会议, 是不是?
4. Barbados was once a British colony, but now it's independent.
巴巴多斯曾是英国的殖民地, 现已独立.
5. The capital of Barbados, in the West Indies British in 1628.