mantua

英 ['mæntjʊə] 美
  • n. 女外套

英文词源


mantua (n.)
loose gown worn by women 17c.-18c., 1670s, from French manteau "cloak, mantle," from Old French mantel (see mantle); form influenced in English by Mantua, name of a city in Italy. Mantua-maker (1690s) became the general early 19c. term for "dressmaker."

双语例句


1. Homes in this corner of Mantua that once went for $350,000 are now worth nothing.
曼图亚市这个位置的房子曾一度卖到35万美元,现在不值几个钱了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. And light thee on thy way Mantua.
照亮通往曼图亚的路上.

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