Latin Africa (terra) "African land, Libya, the Carthaginian territory," fem. of adjective Africus, from Afer "an African," a word of uncertain origin. The Latin word originally was used only in reference to the region around modern Tunisia; it gradually was extended to the whole continent. Derivation from Arabic afar "dust, earth" is tempting, but the early date seems to argue against it. The Middle English word was Affrike.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.
南非正在經(jīng)歷一場(chǎng)不可逆轉(zhuǎn)的變革。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The whole of Africa had been buffeted by social and political upheavals.
整個(gè)非洲都經(jīng)受了社會(huì)和政治動(dòng)蕩之苦。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Mandela said, "We want a united, undivided South Africa".