英文词源
- Texas
- Mexican province, briefly an independent nation and now a U.S. state, from Spanish Texas, Tejas, earlier pronounced "ta-shas," originally an ethnic name, from Caddo (eastern Texas Indian tribe) taysha "friends, allies," written by the Spanish as a plural. Related: Texan. Baseball Texas-leaguer "ball popped up just over the head of the infielders and falling too close for outfielders to catch" is recorded from 1905, named for the minor league that operated in Texas from 1902 (one theory is that outfielders played unusually deep in Texas because hit balls bounced hard off the hard, sun-baked ground).
中文解释
Texas，又译德克萨斯州。西班牙殖民者最初到达此地，向印第安人打听这里属于哪个部落，而得到的回答则是Texia。Texia在当地语言的本意为”友好的“。那些印第安人以此来表明自己并不是和欧洲人敌对的阿帕奇部落。西班牙人误以为这是部落名，因此将此地称作Texia，后讹作Texas。
实用例句
- 1. I left Texas and said good riddance to all that.
- 我离开了得克萨斯州，总算摆脱了那里的一切。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.
- 得克萨斯州与墨西哥的贸易往来历史悠久。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison.
- 他在得克萨斯监狱服刑时学会了这首歌。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There are plans to rebrand many Texas stores.
- 有计划要重塑得克萨斯州诸多门店的品牌形象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Bob Wilson is a Southerner, from Texas.
- 鲍勃·威尔逊是南方人，来自得克萨斯州。
来自柯林斯例句