Tierra del Fuego

短语

(南美洲南端的)火地岛

发音

UK /tɪˌɛːɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡəʊ/
其它
US /tiˌɛɹə dɛl ˈfwe(ɪ)ɡoʊ/

别名

Terra del Fuego

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    An island at the southern tip of South America, politically divided between Chile and Argentina; in full, Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.

  2. 2.

    An archipelago and geographic region of Chile and Argentina, consisting of this island and a number of smaller surrounding islands.

  3. 3.

    A province of Argentina. Official name: Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. Capital: Ushuaia.

  4. 4.

    A province of Chile. Capital: Porvenir.

  5. 5.

    A former department of Chile.

词源

Borrowed from Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”), reportedly named so by Ferdinand Magellan after the many fires lit up by the local population.

来源：wiktionary