英文词源
- Boston
- U.S. city, 1630, named for town in Lincolnshire, a region from which many settlers came to New England. The name is said to be literally "Botolph's Stone," probably from the name of some Anglo-Saxon landowner (Old English Botwulf). Boston Massacre was March 5, 1770; three civilians killed, two mortally wounded. Card game Boston (1800) is based on the siege of Boston during the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party (1824) took place on Dec. 16, 1773 (see tea party).
中文解释
马萨诸塞州的港口城市。根据英国林肯郡的波士顿命名。1630年到达这里的殖民者有不少是来自英国波士顿的。而英国的波士顿的名称来历是一位公元5世纪到达林肯郡的萨克森僧人的名字Botolph的变体。
实用例句
- 1. She's on the line from her home in Boston.
- 她是在波士顿家中打电话。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Two rapid transit trains collided early this morning in Boston.
- 今晨早些时候，两辆高速火车在波士顿相撞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In March 1770, there occurred what became known as the Boston Massacre.
- 1770年3月在那里发生了后来闻名的波士顿惨案。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Sincere performances and gritty Boston settings add to the film's realism.
- 真诚的表演和对波士顿这一背景城市的真实刻画增添了电影的现实主义色彩。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. In a new recording, the Boston Philharmonic tried the original tempo.
- 在新唱片中，波士顿爱乐乐团尝试了全新的节奏。
来自柯林斯例句
