Pompeii

庞培(意大利古城)

发音

UK /pɒmˈpeɪ(i)/
其它
US /pɑːmˈpeɪ(i)/

别名

Pompeji

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79.

  2. 2.

    A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

    庞贝

相关短语

Pompeii worm [网络] 庞贝虫 Pompeii worms

词源

Borrowed from Latin Pompeiī, of Oscan origin, from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”) + the Latin name-forming suffix -eiī, a reference to its five districts. Related to cinque, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

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