country name, 1920, from an Arabic name attested since 6c. for the region known in Greek as Mesopotamia; often said to be from Arabic `araqa, covering notions such as "perspiring, deeply rooted, well-watered," which may reflect the impression the lush river-land made on desert Arabs. But the name may be from, or influenced by, Sumerian Uruk (Biblical Erech), anciently a prominent city in what is now southern Iraq (from Sumerian uru "city").
权威例句
1. The decision will be relayed to Iraq's ambassador at the UN.
这个决定将会被传达给伊拉克驻联合国大使。
2. Iraq itself has oil reserves second in size only to Saudi Arabia's.
伊拉克本身的石油储量在世界上居第二位,仅次于沙特阿拉伯。
3. I have no idea how he got into Iraq.
我不知道他是怎样进入伊拉克的。
4. Jordan reopened its border with Iraq.
约旦重新开放了与伊拉克的边界。
5. That was regarded as an Iranian defeat of Iraq.