c. 1400, percynne (adj.), Old English Perse (n.), both from Latin *Persianus (the adjective via Old French persien), from Persia "Persia" (see Persia). First record of Persian cat is from 1785.
实用例句
1. They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
他们通过了对参加过波斯湾战争的老兵增发共计11亿美元的一揽子提案。
来自柯林斯例句
2. A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
硬木地板上铺着一张波斯地毯。
来自辞典例句
3. Iran was key to the balance in the Persian Gulf.
伊朗是保持波斯湾平衡的关键.
来自辞典例句
4. Twenty thousand Persian soldiers had fallen before that handful of men.
两万波斯士兵败在这一小队人面前.
来自辞典例句
5. He recollected Cronshaw's whimsical metaphor of the Persian carpet.