Saint Petersburg

短语

圣彼德堡（俄罗斯城市）

发音

其它 /sənt ˈpiːtə(r)zˌbɜː(r)ɡ/

别名

St. Petersburg St Petersburg Saint-Petersburg St. Petersburgh

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918.

    圣彼得堡

  2. 2.

    Alternative form of St. Petersburg

  3. 3.

    Alternative form of St. Petersburg:

    A city in Florida, United States.

  4. 4.

    An unincorporated community in Logan County, Colorado, United States.

词源

Calque of Russian Санкт-Петербу́рг (Sankt-Peterbúrg) equivalent to Saint Peter + -s- + -burg, from German Sankt Petersburg (“Saint Peter's City”), referring to Saint Peter the Apostle and alluding to its founder Tsar Peter the Great. Doublet of Peterborough.

来源：wiktionary