Brazil
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 巴西
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演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Portuguese Brazil, older spelling of Brasil, from brasil (“brazilwood”), originally ‘red like an ember’, from brasa (“ember”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brasō (“gleed, crackling coal”), and -il (“-ile, -like, -y”) from Latin -īlis (“adjective suffix”).
释义(英文)
专有名词 Proper noun
- A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília.
- A city, the county seat of Clay County, Indiana
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←爱尔兰语 Ó Breasail “descendant of Breasal”
词源说明
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breasail (“descendant of Breasal”), a byname meaning "strife".
释义(英文)
专有名词 Proper noun
- A surname from Irish.