masc. proper name, most modern uses outside Italy ultimately are in reference to Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321), the great poet; the name is a shortening of Latin Durante, from durare "harden, endure" (see endure).
权威例句
1. The church is a short walk from Piazza Dante.
教堂离但丁广场只有几步之遥。
2. Most Italians venerate the name of Dante.
大多数意大利人崇拜但丁的名字.
3. Dante died in exile from Florence.
但丁死于离开佛罗伦萨的流放中.
4. Dante clearly condemns illicit love.
丹蒂旗帜鲜明地谴责不正当恋情。
5. But one link to the past remains -- Dante's Down the Hatch.