Arab

adj. 阿拉伯的

n. 阿拉伯人；阿拉伯马

中文词源

Arab 阿拉伯的

来自阿拉伯语，沙漠。

Arab (n.): late 14c. (Arabes, a plural form), from Old French Arabi, from Latin Arabs (accusative Arabem), from Greek Araps (genitive Arabos), from Arabic 'arab, indigenous name of the people, perhaps literally "inhabitant of the desert" and related to Hebrew arabha "desert." Meaning "homeless little wanderer, child of the street" is from 1848 (originally Arab of the city), in reference to nomadic ways. Arab League formed in Cairo, March 22, 1945.

1. Egypt is once again accepted as an important voice in Arab politics.: 埃及再一次被认为是阿拉伯政治中的一个重要声音。

2. On the surface, it appears little has changed in the Arab world.: 表面上，阿拉伯世界好像没什么变化。