Straits

词形变化

the Straits

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Ellipsis of the Straits Settlements, a former British colony along the Strait of Malacca.

    历史

    It may have been originally in India, as it is now in the Straits, a closed litter for ladies of rank, and the word may have become appropriated to the open conveyance in which European ladies are carried.

    Straits-born Chinese

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of Dire Straits, a British rock band.

    非正式

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