英语词源
- Celebes
- old name for modern Sulawesi (which itself might be a native corruption of Celebes) in Indonesia, first used by Portuguese, 1512, perhaps from Os Célebres "the famous ones," a name given by navigators to the dangerous capes on the island's northeast coast.
权威例句
- 1. A 7.5 magnitude quake hit the Celebes Sea early Monday north of Indonesia's Sulawesi island.
- 在周一一早,西里南海北部印度尼西亚的苏拉威西岛遭受7.5级地震袭击.
- 2. A small buffalo ( Bubalus or Anoa depressicornis ) of Celebes and the Philippines, having short, pointed horns.
- 倭水牛,矮水牛:西里伯岛和菲律宾的一种小水牛 ( 水牛或倭水牛 ), 有短而尖的角.