• n. 臺(tái)灣

來自葡萄牙語Formosa insula, 即美麗島。詞源同form, 形狀，漂亮的外形。比較Cathay.

Formosa

old name of Taiwan, given by the Portuguese, from Portuguese Formosa insula "beautiful island." The adjective is from the fem. of Latin formosus "beautiful, handsome, finely formed," from forma (see form (n.)). Related: Formosan (1640s).

1. To get rid ofwhiteflies, buy Encarsia formosa, small parasitic wasps thateat whiteflies.

只需很短的時(shí)間, 你就可以用啤酒罐除掉鼻涕蟲,它們喜歡酵母.

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2. Formosa Plastics Corporation and the Asian Association for both companies GREat benefits!

臺(tái)塑公司和南亞公司雙雙大獲其利!

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3. Japan renounces all right, title and claim to Formosa and the Pescadores.

日本放棄對福爾摩沙(臺(tái)灣)及澎湖的一切權(quán)利, 主張(名稱)及所有權(quán).

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4. Sugar and pineapple are two important commodities for export in Formosa.

糖和鳳梨為臺(tái)灣兩種重要的出口商品.

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5. He in 1954 financed organizes Formosa Plastics Group Corporation.

他1954年籌資創(chuàng)辦臺(tái)塑公司.

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