Netherlands

n. 荷兰

发音

UK /ˈnɛðələndz/
US /ˈnɛðɚləndz/

词形变化

only 复数 the Netherlands the Netherlands 复数

别名

The Netherlands Neth.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative letter-case form of netherlands.

    仅复数 俚语
name
  1. 1.

    The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

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  2. 2.

    The main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. Capital and largest city: Amsterdam.

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  3. 3.

    the Low Countries, a region of Western Europe located around the low-lying areas in and around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, including the countries of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

    荷兰

    尼德兰

    历史 罕用 不可数

相关短语

Netherlands Antilles 荷属安的列斯；荷属安的列斯群岛（拉丁美洲群岛） Netherlands New Guinea The Netherlands Spanish Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands 荷兰王国 Caribbean Netherlands Austrian Netherlands United Netherlands United Kingdom of the Netherlands

词源

From nether (“lower”) + lands, the country being very low-lying, with a great part below sea level. Either a calque or a parallel formation to Dutch Nederland.

来源：wiktionary