Macau
[mə'kaʊ]
- n. 澳门(中国地名)
中文词源
Macau 澳门
来自澳门妈阁庙,福建沿海地区供奉海神妈祖的庙宇。当葡萄牙人16世纪中期首次登上这一小岛的时候,问当地人这座小岛的名字,当地人误以为是问这座庙的名字,于是就回答“妈阁庙”,在葡萄牙听来就是Macau,于是就成为这座岛的英文名字。
英文词源
- Macau
- from Portuguese corruption of southern Chinese ama (name of a patron goddess of sailors) + ngao "bay, port."
双语例句
- 1. Macau's newest small luxury hotel has a beautiful location.
- 澳门最新的小型豪华饭店地理位置优美。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Taiwan only scored higher than countries such as Thailand, Japan, and Macau.
- 仅胜泰 、 日与澳门等而已.
来自互联网
- 3. She went first to Hong Kong then to Macau.
- 她先去了香港,然后去了澳门.
来自互联网
- 4. Our Client is a new established travel agency in Macau.
- 我们的客户为一间在澳门新成立的旅行社.
来自互联网
- 5. Macau has long been suspected as a backdoor channel for converting money.
- 澳门很早就被怀疑是资金转移的秘密通道.
来自互联网