Sierra Leone

短语

n. 塞拉利昂

发音

US /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/
UK /siˌɛɹə liˈoʊn/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.

    塞拉利昂

词源

From Italian sierra (“mountain range”) + leone (“lion”) (via Venetian), itself from Portuguese Serra Leoa (“lioness mountains”), as the area was described to the rest of Europe by Venetian explorer Alvise Cadamosto; in reference to the Lion Mountains (named by Pedro de Sintra in 1462).

来源：wiktionary