Brazil

英 [brə'zil] 美

常用词汇国家

Brazil 巴西

来自葡萄牙语brasil, 红木，原指巴西一种产红颜料的树。词源同burn, 燃烧，形容其木艳丽如燃烧的木炭。

Brazil: 1550s, from Spanish/Portuguese terra de brasil "red-dye-wood land," from Spanish brasil or Italian brasile, probably connected to French braize (see braize) for resemblance of color to a glowing ember (but Old Italian form verzino suggests a possible connection with Arabic wars "saffron"). Originally the name of a type of wood from an East Indian tree, used in making dye; the name later was transferred to a similar South American species. Brazil in reference to the wood is attested in English from late 14c. Complicating matters is Hy Brasil, a name applied by 1436 to one of the larger Azores Islands, later transferred to a legendary island or rock off the west coast of Ireland (sighted in 1791 at lat. 51Â° 10', long. 15Â° 58').

2. Brazil says its constitution forbids the private ownership of energy assets.: 巴西称其宪法禁止个人占有能源资产。

3. Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation.: 门德斯先生正领导一场运动，以拯救遭到乱砍滥伐的巴西热带雨林。

4. The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil's 25 constituent states.: 宪法还赋予巴西的25个成员州很大的权力。

5. The President is in Brazil for an official two-day visit.: 总统正在巴西进行为期两天的正式访问。