Chicago
- 英式英标[ʃɪ\'kɑɡo]
- 美式音标[ʃɪˈkɑːɡəʊ]
英文词源
- Chicago (n.)
- town founded in 1833, named from a Canadian French form of an Algonquian word, either Fox /sheka:ko:heki "place of the wild onion," or Ojibwa shika:konk "at the skunk place" (sometimes rendered "place of the bad smell"). The Ojibwa "skunk" word is distantly related to the New England Algonquian word that yielded Modern English skunk (n.). Related: Chicagoan.
中文解释
最初名叫Shikaakwa，来自当地爱荷华-伊利诺伊-印第安按-俄亥俄区域各部落（主要是福克斯部、迈阿密部和萨乌克部等等）所使用的阿尔冈琴语，指的是美国中西部和加拿大东部特有的一种长得像大葱的植物。后来，法国探险家罗伯特·德·拉塞尔骑士根据读音将这里改写为Checagou，再后来转写为Chicago。由于词源是开头为Shi，因此Chicago的正确发音应该是Shi（接近“施”）-cago而不是Chi（“吃”或者“七”）-cago。
实用例句
- 1. At least two people died of exposure in Chicago overnight.
- 昨天晚上，芝加哥至少有两人冻死。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Chicago has 6 graduate and professional schools of high repute.
- 芝加哥有6所颇负盛名的研究生院和专业院校。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.
- 我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Clarence Page is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
- 克拉伦斯·佩奇是《芝加哥论坛报》的专栏作家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.
- 《芝加哥》将给所有音乐爱好者献上一场听觉的盛宴。
来自柯林斯例句