Pontus

[史]本都(黑海南岸古王国)

发音

UK /ˈpɒntəs/
其它
US /ˈpɑːntəs/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  2. 2.

    An ancient kingdom and cultural region covering the eastern half of the southern coast of the Black Sea, in Anatolia in modern Turkey; traditionally Greek-speaking.

  3. 3.

    A former province of the Roman Empire covering the western half of the Pontus region unified with Bithynia; in full, Bithynia et Pontus.

    历史

词源

From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.

来源：wiktionary