South American country, probably named from a local native word subsequently confused with Mexican Spanish chile "chili pepper" (see chili). Suggestions are that the native word means "land's end" or else "cold, winter," which would make a coincidental convergence with English chilly. Related: Chilean.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Antarctic air brought biting cold to southern Chile on Thursday.
周四，南極氣流給智利南部帶來(lái)了刺骨的嚴(yán)寒。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Diplomats meeting in Chile have laid the groundwork for far-reaching environmental regulations.