Bab el Mandeb

短语

曼德海峡

发音

/ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmændɛb/
/ˈbɑːb ɛl ˈmɑndɛb/

词形变化

the Bab el Mandeb

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A strait between Arabia, Asia and Horn of Africa, Africa, connecting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean.

    曼德海峡

词源

From Arabic بَاب اَلْمَنْدَب (bāb al-mandab), meaning Gateway (Bab) of anguish, or Gateway of tears, as the strait derives its name from the dangers attending its navigation, or, according to an Arab legend, from the numbers who were drowned by the earthquake which separated Asia and Africa.

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