Melanesia

n. 美拉尼西亚人, 美拉尼西亚语

发音

UK /ˌmɛl.əˈniː.zi.ə/
其它
US /ˌmɛl.əˈni.ʒə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A continental region of Oceania, consisting of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

    美拉尼西亚

词源

From French Mélanésie (coined by Jules Dumont d'Urville), from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “dark”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”), referring to the skin color of the inhabitants.

来源：wiktionary