Old English norterna, noreerne "northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian," cognate with Old High German nordroni, Old Norse norroenn (see north). With -erne, suffix denoting direction. Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights "aurora borealis" first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The film takes no position on the politics of Northern Ireland.
這部電影未在北愛(ài)爾蘭政治問(wèn)題上選擇站邊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The boat was anchored off the northern coast of the peninsula.
這艘船停泊在離該半島北部海岸不遠(yuǎn)的地方。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. These incidents suggest the peace in Northern Ireland is still brittle.
這些事件表明北愛(ài)爾蘭的和平仍然很脆弱。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Prices at three-star hotels fell furthest in several northern cities.
3星級(jí)賓館的住宿價(jià)格在幾個(gè)北方城市降得最多。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. Their two children were immigrants to Northern Ireland from Pennsylvania.