Brussels

n. 布鲁塞尔

发音

UK /ˈbɹʌsəlz/
US /ˈbɹʌsəlz/
其它 /ˈbɹʊsəlz/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Brussels carpet.

  2. 2.

    A Brussels sprout.

    We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.

name
  1. 1.

    The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.

    布鲁塞尔

  2. 2.

    A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.

    布鲁塞尔

  3. 3.

    A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.

    布鲁塞尔

  4. 4.

    A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.

    布鲁塞尔

  5. 5.

    A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.

    布鲁塞尔

  6. 6.

    The administrative apparatus of the European Union.

相关短语

词源

Etymology tree Dutch Brusselbor. English Brussels Borrowed from Dutch Brussel. The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.

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