c. 1400, from Old French Espaignart, from Espaigne "Spain," from Latin Hispania, from Greek Hispania "Spain," Hispanos "Spanish, a Spaniard," probably from Celt-Iberian, in which language (H)i- represents a definite article [Klein, who compares Hellenistic Greek Spania]. The earlier English noun was Spaynol (mid-14c.), from Old French Espaignol. The Latin adjectives are Hispanus, Hispanicus, Hispaniensis.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Another Spaniard, Emilio Sanchez, put out Jens Woehrmann in three sets.
另一個(gè)西班牙人，埃米利奧·桑切斯三局淘汰了延斯·韋爾曼。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The Spaniard gallantly fought off 11 set points before Seles won 8-6.