Polynesia

n. 波利尼西亚

发音

UK /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
其它
US /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

    波利尼西亚

    玻里尼西亚

相关短语

French Polynesia 法属玻里尼西亚（位于大洋洲）

词源

Borrowed from French Polynésie (coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756), from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”). According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.

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