armada
[ɑ:'mɑ:d?]
- n. （西班牙的）無敵艦隊
詞態變化
復數:?armadas;
英文詞源
- armada (n.)
- "fleet of warships," 1530s (erroneously, as armado), from Spanish armada "an armed force," from Medieval Latin armata (see army). Especially of the "Invincible Armada" of Philip II of Spain (1588). Current form of the word is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. The Spanish Armada was sent to attack England in 1588.
- 1588年西班牙無敵艦隊被派遣進攻英國。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Plymouth Hoe is renowned as the site where Drake played bowls before tackling the Spanish Armada.
- 普利茅斯高地是德雷克在打敗西班牙無敵艦隊之前玩木球游戲的舊址，因此廣為人知。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The vast armada comprised 4,000 merchant vessels and 700 warships.
- 龐大的登陸艦隊由4000艘商船和700艘軍艦組成.
來自英漢非文學 - 新聞報道
- 4. An armada of U.S. Navy ships participated in the invasion.
- 美國海軍艦隊參加了入侵行動。
來自辭典例句
- 5. It'seemed to her a ridiculous armada of tubs jostling in futility.
- 在她看來,這似乎是一個可笑的澡盆艦隊,在狂風惡浪中顛簸起伏.
來自辭典例句