Boston
英美['b?st?n]
- n. 波士頓（美國(guó)城市）
助記提示
馬薩諸塞州的港口城市。根據(jù)英國(guó)林肯郡的波士頓命名。1630年到達(dá)這里的殖民者有不少是來(lái)自英國(guó)波士頓的。而英國(guó)的波士頓的名稱來(lái)歷是一位公元5世紀(jì)到達(dá)林肯郡的薩克森僧人的名字Botolph的變體。
英文詞源
- Boston
- U.S. city, 1630, named for town in Lincolnshire, a region from which many settlers came to New England. The name is said to be literally "Botolph's Stone," probably from the name of some Anglo-Saxon landowner (Old English Botwulf). Boston Massacre was March 5, 1770; three civilians killed, two mortally wounded. Card game Boston (1800) is based on the siege of Boston during the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party (1824) took place on Dec. 16, 1773 (see tea party).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. She's on the line from her home in Boston.
- 她是在波士頓家中打電話。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two rapid transit trains collided early this morning in Boston.
- 今晨早些時(shí)候，兩輛高速火車在波士頓相撞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. In March 1770, there occurred what became known as the Boston Massacre.
- 1770年3月在那里發(fā)生了后來(lái)聞名的波士頓慘案。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Sincere performances and gritty Boston settings add to the film's realism.
- 真誠(chéng)的表演和對(duì)波士頓這一背景城市的真實(shí)刻畫增添了電影的現(xiàn)實(shí)主義色彩。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo.
- 在新唱片中，波士頓愛(ài)樂(lè)樂(lè)團(tuán)嘗試了全新的節(jié)奏。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句