named 1890 when it was an Italian colony, ultimately from Mare Erythreum, Roman name of the Red Sea, from Greek Erythre Thalassa, literally "Red Sea" (which to the Greeks also included the Gulf of Arabia and the Indian Ocean), from erythros "red" (see red (1)).
权威例句
1. He was sent to Eritrea to reconnoitre the enemy position.
他被派往厄立特里亚侦察敌军位置。
2. Eritrea, with only 5 m people, simply cannot keep up.
Eritrea根本没有办法与之跟进, 他只有500万人口.
3. In 2002 it awarded the disputed village of Badme to Eritrea.
在2002年,他得到了有争议的Eritrea巴德梅村.
4. Eritrea has heard it before.
Eritrea早就听他这么说了.
5. The IGAD region covers Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia , Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda.