Syria

n. 叙利亚 [经] 叙利亚

发音

US /ˈsɪɹi.ə/
UK /ˈsɪɹi.ə/

别名

Deraa Soueida Zeizoun

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.

    叙利亚

  2. 2.

    A historical region of West Asia, extending from modern-day southeast Turkey to the north, the Euphrates and Arabian Desert to the east, the Sinai Peninsula to the south, and the Mediterranean sea to the west.

    历史
  3. 3.

    An ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 198 CE.

    历史

相关短语

Syria Palaestina Greater Syria Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Coele-Syria 柯里叙利亚

词源

From Middle English Sirie, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Σῠρῐ́ᾱ (Sŭrĭ́ā), apheretic form of Ἀσσυρία (Assuría, “Assyria”), from Akkadian 𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu), from 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur, “Assur”). The land corresponding to modern Syria was originally called Aram by its ancient inhabitants, the Arameans. After the Assyrian conquest of Aram, the Greeks applied the name Syria to this territory. Over time, Syria came to denote the broader Levant, while Assyria referred to Mesopotamia. Herodotus (5th century BCE) was among the earliest Greek authors to consistently distinguish Syria and Assyria. After his time, some classical writers occasionally blurred the distinction. Nevertheless, educated writers and administrative usage gradually preserved the distinction, with Syria referring to the Levant and Assyria to Mesopotamia.

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