Suez

n. 苏伊士

发音

/ˈsuː.ɛz/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A city in northeastern Egypt.

  2. 2.

    Ellipsis of Suez Canal: the canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

  3. 3.

    A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.

相关短语

Suez Canal 苏伊士运河 Suez Canal Zone Suez Port Isthmus of Suez [网络] 苏伊士地峡 Gulf of Suez 苏伊士湾 Port Suez

词源

From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists.

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