英语词源
- Douai
- or Douay, name of town in northern France, used elliptically in reference to the English translation of the Bible begun there late 16c., sanctioned by Roman Catholic Church. [Also called Rheims-Douai translation because it was published in Rheims in 1582]. It uses more Latinate words than the KJV.
权威例句
- 1. The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai.
- 法国人在从敦克尔刻到杜埃的英吉利海峡沿岸修筑了一系列要塞。