southwestern region of Arabia, from Arabic Yemen, literally "the country of the south," from yaman "right side" (i.e., south side, if one is facing east). The right side regarded as auspicious, hence Arabic yamana "he was happy," literally "he went to the right," and hence the Latin name for the region in Roman times, Arabia Felix, lit, "Happy Arabia." Related: Yemeni.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Yemen commands the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
也門(mén)完全控制著紅海南端的海峽。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. On 1 December the presidency of the Security Council automatically transfers from the US to Yemen.