old name for Ethiopia, 1630s, from Modern Latin Abyssinia, from Arabic Habasah, the name for the region, said to be from Amharic hbsh "mixed," in reference to the different races dwelling there. In 1920s-30s popular as a slang pun for "I'll be seeing you." Related: Abyssinian.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia.
1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亞。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Finally the revolt in Abyssinia was being fanned by every means.
最后,還使用一切方法煽動(dòng)阿比西尼亞起義.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Mussolini's designs upon Abyssinia were unsuited to the ethies of the twentieth century.
墨索里尼對(duì)阿比西尼亞的野心,是不符合二十世紀(jì)的倫理道德的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. All her troops in Libya and in Abyssinia would be cut flowers in a vase.
所有它在利比亞和阿比西尼亞的軍隊(duì),將變成拆下來(lái)插在瓶中的花朵一樣.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa formerly called Abyssinia.