"southern Pacific island and Australia, conceived as a continent," 1849, Modern Latin, from French Océanie (c. 1812). Apparently coined by Danish geographer Conrad Malte-Brun (1755-1826). Earlier in English as Oceanica (1832). Oceania was the name of one of the superstates in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Oceanea, name of James Harrington's 17c. ideal state, later was applied to the British empire.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Oceania is mainly made up of Australia and New Zealand.
大洋洲主要是由澳大利亞和新西蘭組成的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. ' Oceania,'tis for thee'gave way to lighter music.
現(xiàn)在輕音樂(lè)替代了《這是為了你, 大洋國(guó)》.
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué)
3. And Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia, has it not?'
大洋國(guó)一直在同東亞國(guó)打仗, 是不是? ”
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué)
4. At this moment, which power is Oceania at war with?'
我問(wèn)你,眼前大洋國(guó)是在同哪個(gè)國(guó)家打仗? ”
來(lái)自英漢文學(xué)
5. Nothing is efficient in Oceania except the Thought Police.