troy
英[tr??]
美[tr??]
- n. 特洛伊（小亞細亞西北部的古城）；特洛伊（美國紐約州一城市）
中文詞源
troy 金衡制（用于稱量貴重金屬和寶石）
來自 Troyes,法國城市特魯瓦，一座歷史悠久的古城，中世紀時期重要的貿易中心，并由該 城市名衍生重量單位 Troy weight,后縮寫自 troy.
英文詞源
- troy
- late 14c., standard system of weights for gems and precious metals, from Troyes, city in France (Roman (Civitas) Tricassium, capital of the Tricasses, a Celtic people whose name was said to mean "those with three tresses"), former site of an important fair at which this weight is said to have been used. Many medieval towns had their own standard weights. The pound troy contains 5,760 grains and is divided into 12 ounces.
雙語例句
- 1. Troy's chatter kept me from thinking dark thoughts.
- 特洛伊的喋喋不休讓我暫時收起了陰郁思緒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the siege of Troy
- 特洛伊之圍
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Troy was besieged by the Greeks for ten years.
- 特洛伊城被希臘人圍攻了十年.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Troy will mark the priority level for each item.
- Troy標注出每一項的優先等級.
來自互聯網
- 5. The Odyssey tells what happened to the Greek heroes after the sack of Troy.
- 《奧德賽》講述的是在特洛伊被洗劫一空之后發生在希臘英雄們身上的故事。
來自柯林斯例句