n. 阿拉莫（位于美國德克薩斯州圣安東尼奧，1836年得克薩斯獨立戰(zhàn)爭中曾被墨西哥占領）
英文詞源
Alamo
nickname of Franciscan Mission San Antonio de Valeroin (begun 1718, dissolved 1793) in San Antonio, Texas; American Spanish, literally "poplar" (in New Spain, also "cottonwood"), from alno "the black poplar," from Latin alnus "alder" (see alder).
Perhaps so called in reference to trees growing nearby (compare Alamogordo, New Mexico, literally "big poplar," and Spanish alameda "a public walk with a row of trees on each side"); but the popular name seems to date from the period 1803-13, when the old mission was the base for a Spanish cavalry company from the Mexican town of Alamo de Parras in Nueva Vizcaya.
雙語例句
1. Volgin: Remember the Alamo.
Volgin: 記得Alamo吧.
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2. Fortunately, he died nobly at the Alamo , fighting for Texan independence, and thus secured immortality.
幸而他在得克薩斯爭取獨立的戰(zhàn)爭里在阿拉莫英勇戰(zhàn)死, 因而獲得不朽.
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3. The Alamo was the first defense against the Mexicans.
阿拉摩之役是抵抗墨西哥人的首次防衛(wèi)戰(zhàn).
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4. Have you ever heard about the Battle of the Alamo?
你聽過“阿拉摩之役” 嗎 ?
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5. The Alamo is now preserved by Texas as a state park.