c. 1600, originally in Scottish (Swethin, Swadne, etc.), from Middle Dutch Sweden, probably a dative plural of Swede (earlier in English Sweden was used of the people and until 17c. Swedeland was the English name of the country). In Old English, the country was Sweoland or Sweorice (compare Old Norse sviariki, source of Swedish Sverige). Ultimately named for the original inhabitants (see Swede).
雙語例句
1. Shirley's brother is now a consultant heart surgeon in Sweden.
雪利的兄弟現(xiàn)在在瑞典做心臟外科高級(jí)顧問醫(yī)師。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Sweden is lovely in summer— cold beyond belief in winter.
瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天卻冷得讓人難以置信。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Sweden needs to cast aside outdated policies and thinking.
瑞典必須摒棄過時(shí)的政策和思維。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They are in Sweden to commentate on the European Championships.
他們在瑞典對(duì)歐錦賽進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場解說。
來自柯林斯例句
5. We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden.