词族 · Cathay
词形变化
中文词源
Cathay 契丹，国泰航空
来自契丹的英文名，在英语文化里指古中国，通常含有浪漫色彩，国泰航空的英文商标。
英语词源
- Cathay (n.)
- 1560s, poetic name for "China," from Medieval Latin Cataya, from Turkish Khitai, from Uighur Khitai, name of a Tatar dynasty that ruled Beijing 936-1122.
权威例句
- 1. Cathay Pacific flies daily non-stop to Hong Kong from Heathrow.
- 国泰航空公司每天都有从希思罗机场直飞香港的航班。
- 2. Have you ever taken Cathay Pacific?
- 你有没有搭过国泰航空公司的班机?
- 3. Cathay Pacific's hiring British pilots at a high salary.
- 国泰航高薪聘用英国飞行员.
- 4. Of course, there is a combination of both, as Cathay Pacific.
- 当然, 也有公司是两者兼有, 例如国泰航空.
- 5. The success of Cathay coexists with accusations from both critics and Sinologists.
- 《华夏集》在西方读者中获得成功的同时,也招致了不少来自批评家者和汉学家的诟病.