Michigan
英 ['miʃigən]
美
- n. 美国密歇根州；密歇根
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Michigan，又译密执安州，密兹根州或密歇根州。出自齐佩瓦语的Mica Gams。其中Mica意思是“广大的”，而Gams意思是“水域”。合在一起就是“广大的水域”，指的就是五大湖（密西根州滨临五大湖中的四个）。后被法国人根据读音转写为Michigan。
英文词源
- Michigan
- name originally applied to the lake, perhaps from Old Ojibwa (Algonquian) *meshi-gami "big lake." The spelling is French. Organized as a U.S. territory 1805, admitted as a state 1837. A resident might be a Michigander (1848) or a Michiganian (1813).
双语例句
- 1. Wakoski is writer in residence at Michigan State University.
- 瓦科斯基是密歇根州立大学的常驻作家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The 1933 national collegiate football championship was won by Michigan.
- 密歇根大学获得了1933年全国大学生橄榄球赛的冠军。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. States such as Michigan and Massachusetts are making deep cuts in welfare.
- 诸如密歇根和马萨诸塞等州正在大幅削减社会保障金。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. More than a foot of snow blanketed parts of Michigan.
- 密歇根州的部分地区被超过一英尺厚的积雪所覆盖。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Did the University of Michigan win another football game?
- 是不是Michigan大学又赢得了一场足球赛?
来自辞典例句