1550s, plural of Indie, Indy, from Middle English Ynde (early 13c.) "India," from the Old French form of Latin India (see India). Commonly applied to Asia and the East, later applied to the Caribbean basin, in a time of geographical confusion, which was distinguished from Asia proper by being called the West Indies.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Wes Hall was once one of the West Indies' great cricketers.
韋斯·霍爾曾經(jīng)是西印度群島偉大的板球運(yùn)動(dòng)員之一。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. England v West Indies
英格蘭隊(duì)對(duì)西印度群島隊(duì)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The West Indies have staged a dramatic fightback on the first day of the fifth test.