prairie: [18] Prairie comes ultimately from Latin prātum ‘meadow’ (source also of French pré ‘meadow’). From it was derived Vulgar Latin *prātāria, which passed into English via French prairie. The word was from the start almost exclusively used with reference to the plains of North America.
prairie (n.)
tract of level or undulating grassland in North America, by 1773, from French prairie "meadow, grassland," from Old French praerie "meadow, pastureland" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *prataria, from Latin pratum "meadow," originally "a hollow." The word existed in Middle English as prayere, but was lost and reborrowed to describe the American plains. Prairie dog is attested from 1774; prairie schooner "immigrant's wagon" is from 1841. Illinois has been the Prairie State since at least 1861. In Latin, Neptunia prata was poetic for "the sea."
中文解释
伊利诺伊州：该州别名“内陆帝国” (The Inland Empire)或“草原之州” (The Prairie State)。州花是紫罗兰(Native Violet)。州鸟是北美红雀(Cardinal)。州树是白橡(White Oak)。普雷里县（Prairie County）1. 【记】praise(赞美) + air(空气) + -ie ( <= -y ) => 只有置身于空旷的、一望无际的大草原上你才会由衷地赞美新鲜的、清新的空气，仿佛空气中还带有一缕清香，那种沁人心脾的清新之气令人陶醉，因为这是令人心旷神怡的、一望无际的、空旷的大草原、那种感觉简直无法形容。2. 美国电影：牧场之家好作伴：A Prairie Home Companion.3. 护肤化妆品：La Prairie（蓓丽/莱珀妮）：一种产自瑞士的奢华的抗衰老的护肤产品。
实用例句
1. Andrew traversed the prairie on horseback.
安德鲁骑马穿越大草原.
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2. He farmed 2500 acres of Nebraska prairie.
他耕种了2500英亩的内布拉斯加州大草原.
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3. A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火,可以燎原.
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4. To assemble a prairie takes time -- even if you have all the pieces.
整合一个大序列(prairie)需要时间 —— 哪怕你手中已掌握了所有的片段.
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5. The pictures depicting the life of the prairie people are simple but touching.