Montevideo

n. 蒙得维的亚

发音

其它 /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/
US /ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The capital city of Uruguay.

    蒙得维的亚

  2. 2.

    A city, the county seat of Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States.

词源

There is general agreement that the first two syllables come from Spanish or Portuguese monte (“hill”), in reference to the prominent hill to the west of the city. Beyond that, explanations differ. Two of the most popular stories are that the name comes from a reading of the abbreviated MONTE-VI-D-E-O ("sixth hill from east to west"), or that it comes from a Portuguese sailor's shout of "Monte vide eu".

来源：wiktionary