Pyrenees
比利牛斯山脉[欧洲西南部]
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UK
/ˌpɪɹəˈniːz/
其它
US
/ˈpɪɹəˌniz/
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the Pyrenees
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别名
Pyrénées
释义与例句
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1.
The mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.
比利牛斯山脉
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2.
A wine-producing region and local government area (Shire of Pyrenees) in Victoria, Australia.
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词源
From Middle English Pireneies, partly from Middle French Pyrénées and partly from Latin Pȳrēnaeī (montēs), from Ancient Greek Πῡρήνη (Pūrḗnē, “Pyrene”, literally “fruit-stone”), daughter of Bebryx and beloved of Herakles, and who, legend has it, is buried in the range.
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