1842, from Arabic Bilad-al-sudan, literally "country of the blacks" (originally the stretch of Africa between the Sahara and the equator), from sud, plural of aswad (fem. sauda) "black." In early use also Soudan, from French. Related: Sudanese.
权威例句
1. Sudan even threat-ened to mobilize in response to the ultima-tums.
作为对最后通牒的回应,苏丹甚至威胁说要动员军队。
2. Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
苏丹内战已经持续了9年之久。
3. And now the drought in Sudan.
现在苏丹也有旱情。
4. He came from the Sudan without a word of English at his command.
他来自苏丹地区,一句英语都不会。
5. He has worked as a diplomat in the US, Sudan and Saudi Arabia.