英文词源
- Geneva
- city in Switzerland, from Latin Genava, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "estuary" or one meaning "bend;" in either case a reference to its situation. From 1920 sometimes in reference to the city as the site of the headquarters of the League of Nations. The original Geneva Convention among Great Britain and the major continental powers to introduce humanitarian conduct in modern warfare (neutrality of hospitals, etc.) dates from 1864; the most recent update was in 1949. The Geneva Protocol is a League of Nations document meant to settle international disputes; it dates from 1924. Earlier the city was associated with Calvinism. Related: Genevan (1841); Genevian (1570s); Genevese (1826); Genevois (1550s).
- geneva (n.)
- 1706, alteration (by influence of the Swiss city name) of Dutch genevre, French genière (see gin (n.1)).
实用例句
- 1. Oil markets oscillated on the day's reports from Geneva.
- 石油市场因当天来自日内瓦的报道出现了起伏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The mosaics were sent to Munich, and thence to Geneva.
- 那些马赛克被送到慕尼黑，从那里又送到日内瓦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.
- 来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. We decided spontaneously to board a train for Geneva.
- 我们自行决定搭乘去日内瓦的火车.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. His plane stopped to refuel in Geneva.
- 他的飞机在日内瓦停降加油.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
