| 单词 | 西西里岛 |
| 释义 | 〔scudo〕A monetary unit and coin formerly used in Italy and Sicily.斯库多：过去在意大利和西西里岛流通的货币单位和硬币〔Daphnis〕A Sicilian shepherd and son of Hermes who was famed as a musician and reputed to be the inventor of pastoral poetry.达佛涅斯：西西里岛的牧神和赫耳墨斯的儿子，以音乐家著称而且被认为是田园诗歌的创始者〔Trapani〕A city of northwest Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea west-southwest of Palermo. An important Carthaginian naval base, it fell to Rome in 241b.c. Population, 61,900. 特拉帕凡：意大利西西里岛西北部一城市，位于地中海沿岸，帕勒莫西南偏西方向。在古代它是迦太基人一个重要的海军基地，公元前 241年被罗马攻陷。人口61,900 〔Taormina〕A town of eastern Sicily, Italy, at the foot of Mount Etna overlooking the Ionian Sea. First founded in the eighth centuryb.c. , it is a famous winter resort. Population, 10,085. 陶尔米纳：意大利西西里岛东部一城镇，位于能俯瞰爱奥尼亚海的埃特纳火山脚下。它第一次建城是在公元前 8世纪，现在它是一个闻名遐迩的冬季度假胜地。人口10,085 〔Messina〕A city of northeast Sicily, Italy, on theStrait of Messina, a channel separating Sicily from mainland Italy. Founded in the eighth century b.c. by Greek colonists. Messina was decimated by the plague in 1743 and suffered severe earthquakes in 1783 and 1908. The strait's rocks, currents, and whirlpools may have been the inspiration for the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. Population, 255,890. 墨西拿：意大利西西里岛东北部一城市，位于墨西拿海峡 沿岸，该海峡将西西里岛和意大利大陆分隔开来。该城于 公元前 8世纪由希腊殖民者创建。在1743年的瘟疫流行中该城人口大批死亡，1783年及1908年该城又遭受严重的地震灾害。斯库拉和卡律布狄斯的传说可能就得灵感于墨西拿海峡的礁石、激流与漩涡。人口255,890 〔Alcamo〕A city of northwest Sicily, Italy, southwest of Palermo. The ruins of the ancient Greek settlement of Segesta are nearby. Population, 42,059.阿尔卡莫：意大利西西里岛西北部一城市，位于巴勒莫西南部。古希腊塞杰斯塔人居住遗址在其附近。人口42,059〔Syracuse〕A city of southeast Sicily, Italy, on the Ionian Sea south-southeast of Catania. Founded by colonists from Corinth in the eighth centuryb.c. , it reached the height of its power in the fifth century but fell to the Romans in 212. Population, 117,689. 锡拉库扎：意大利西西里岛东南部一城市，位于卡塔尼亚东南偏南，爱奥尼亚海沿岸。公元前 8世纪由科林斯殖民者创建，5世纪其国力达到颠峰，但于212年落于罗马人之手。人口117,689 〔Etna〕An active volcano, 3,325.1 m (10,902 ft) high, of eastern Sicily. Its first known eruption occurred in 475b.c. 埃特纳火山：一座位于西西里岛东部海拔3,325.1米（10,902英尺）的活火山。根据现知的材料它首次喷发于公元前 475年 〔Hohenstaufen〕Family of German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1208 and 1215-1254). Hohenstaufens also reigned in Sicily (1194-1268).霍亨斯道芬：统治神圣罗马帝国（1138-1208和1215-1254年）的德国家族，也曾统治西西里岛（1194-1268年）〔Dionysius〕Tyrant of Syracuse (405-367) noted for his campaigns against the Carthaginians in Sicily. His sonDionysius (395?-343?), known as "the Younger,” succeeded him as tyrant in 367 and was exiled in 343 for his despotic rule. 戴奥尼索斯：叙拉古的暴君（405-367年）因对西西里岛迦太基人的战役而出名。他的儿子狄奥尼西奥斯 （395？-343年？）因为“年轻一代”而闻名，367年继任暴君，并因其残暴统治于343年被流放 〔Marsala〕A sweet or dry fortified wine of Sicilian origin.马沙拉白葡萄酒：产于西西里岛的甜或干的强度葡萄酒〔Agrigento〕A city of southwest Sicily, Italy, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. It was founded c. 580b.c. by Greek colonists. Population, 51,931. 阿格里琴托：意大利西西里岛西南的一城市，俯瞰地中海。该城由希腊殖民者建于公元前 580年。人口51,931 〔Marsala〕A city of western Sicily on the Mediterranean Sea. Founded by the Carthaginians c. 397b.c. , it is noted for its wine. Population, 46,300. 马沙拉市：西西里岛西部一城市，位于地中海海岸。公元前 397年，由迦太基人建立，因当地产的葡萄酒出名。人口46,300 〔Caltanissetta〕A city of central Sicily, Italy, southeast of Palermo. It is a sulfur-producing center. Population, 54,000.卡尔塔尼塞塔：意大利西西里岛中部的一座城市，位于巴勒莫东南。是生产硫磺的中心。人口54,000〔caponata〕[of Sicilian dialectal origin] [源自西西里岛方言] 〔Doric〕A dialect of ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus, Crete, certain of the Aegean Islands, Sicily, and southern Italy.多立斯方言：古希腊一种方言，伯罗奔尼撒、克里特岛、爱琴群岛一部分和西西里岛以及意大利南部讲此方言〔Segesta〕An ancient city of northwest Sicily near modern-day Alcamo. Traditionally a Trojan colony, it was a Carthaginian dependency after c. 400b.c. but declined during the first century. 塞杰斯塔：西西里岛西北部的一座古城，位于今阿尔卡莫附近。曾是特洛伊殖民地，在公元前 400年之后为迦太基的保护地，但在公元1世纪衰落 〔smoky〕"The smoky Sicilian afternoon sun tinged the green landscape with red"(Mario Puzo)“西西里岛上被烟熏黑了的太阳给绿色的大地镀上了一层红色”(马里奥·普佐)〔Cyclops〕Any of a race of one-eyed giants, reputedly descended from these Titans, inhabiting the island of Sicily.独眼巨人：独眼巨人家族的任何一个，据说从这些泰坦传下来，居住在西西里岛〔Catania〕A city of eastern Sicily, Italy on theGulf of Catania, an inlet of the Ionian Sea. Founded in the eighth century b.c. , Catania was a flourishing Greek community and later a Roman colony. Population, 378,521. 卡塔尼亚：意大利西西里岛东部一城市，濒临卡塔尼亚湾 ，是爱奥尼亚海的一个海湾。卡塔尼亚创建于 公元前 8世纪，曾是一个繁荣的希腊社区，后来沦为罗马殖民地。人口378,521 〔Bon〕A peninsula of northeast Tunisia extending into the Mediterranean Sea across from Sicily.波恩角：突尼斯东北部延伸入地中海的一个半岛，在西西里岛对面 |
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