subcontinent
英 [ˌsʌbˈkɒn.tɪ.nənt]
美 [ˈsʌbˌkɑːn.ən.ənt]
- n. 次大陆
中文词源
subcontinent 次大陆
sub-,亚于，次，continent,大陆。
英语词源
- subcontinent (n.)
- also sub-continent, 1845, from sub- + continent (n.). Related: Subcontinental.
权威例句
- 1. They come from all over the world, though the bulk is from the Indian subcontinent.
- 他们来自世界各地，但大多数还是来自印度次大陆。
- 2. Beyond this ocean lies the rich subcontinent of India.
- 海的那一边有富饶的印度次大陆.
- 3. Bollywood movies are the most popular form of entertainment across the subcontinent.
- 宝莱呜电影是这块次大陆上最受欢迎的娱乐形式.
- 4. The violence polarised communities on the subcontinent as never before.
- 这是有史以来暴力在印度次大陆上分裂着各大区域.
- 5. But the problem has been particularly acute in the Indian subcontinent.
- 但在印度半岛这个问题尤为突出.