Abyssinia

n. 阿比西尼亚

发音

UK /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.nɪ.ə/
其它 /ˌæ.bəˈsɪ.ni.ə/
US /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪ.ni.ə/
US /ˌæ.bɪˈsɪn.jə/

别名

Abissinia Abyss.

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Ethiopian; Eritrean; Abyssinian.

    过时
name
  1. 1.

    Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.

    阿比西尼亚

    历史
interj.
  1. 1.

    Expression of farewell: I’ll be seeing ya.

    过时 幽默

词源

From Renaissance Latin Abyssīnī (“the Abyssinians”), from Arabic الْحَبَشَة (al-ḥabaša), from حَبَش (ḥabaš, “Abyssinian”). The humorous use of Abyssinia as a parting phrase is due to its phonetic resemblance to I'll be seeing ya.

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