英汉词典

continent 基本解释

• n. 大陆，洲，陆地
• adj. 自制的，克制的

continent 词态变化

continent 中文词源

con-, 强调。-tin, 持，握，词源同contain, tenable. 即一块未分割的土地，大陆。

continent 英文词源

continent

continent: [14] Continent comes via Old French from Latin continēns, the present participle of continēre ‘hold together, enclose, contain’ (source of English contain). From the beginning it meant in general ‘exercising self-restraint’; of the more specific senses, ‘chaste’ developed in the 14th century and ‘able to retain urine and faeces’ apparently in the early 19th century.

The word’s noun use developed from the Latin phrase terra continēns ‘continuous land’ (for this sense of Latin continēre see CONTINUE). It was at first applied in the 16th century to any large continuous expanse of territory, and from the early 17th century specifically to any of the Earth’s major landmasses (the English use of ‘the Continent’ for mainland Europe is roughly contemporary with this).
=> contain, content, continue, countenance

continent (adj.)

late 14c., "self-restraining," from Old French continent and directly from Latin continentem (nominative continens) "holding together, continuous," present participle of continere "hold together" (see contain). Meaning moved from "exercising self-restraint" to "chaste" 14c., and to bowel and bladder control 19c.

continent (n.)

"large land mass," 1550s, from continent land (mid-15c.), translating Latin terra continens "continuous land," from continens, present participle of continere (see continent (adj.)).

continent 英文释义

1. one of the large landmasses of the earth;

"there are seven continents"

"pioneers had to cross the continent on foot"

continent 双语例句

1. Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.

其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

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2. The title track is a pointed meditation on a continent gone wrong.

主打歌是对一个误入歧途的大陆的深刻沉思。

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3. The American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack.

美洲大陆的地形严重限制了进攻路线。

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4. We import an incredible amount of cheese from the Continent.

我们从欧洲大陆进口数量惊人的奶酪。

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5. Natural disasters have obvi-ously contributed to the continent's economic crisis.

很显然，自然灾害也是造成该大陆经济危机的原因之一。

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continent 实用场景例句

the continent of Africa

非洲大陆

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the African continent

非洲大陆

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We're going to spend a weekend on the Continent.

我们要去欧洲大陆度周末。

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She loved the African continent...

她热爱非洲大陆。

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Dinosaurs evolved when most continents were joined in a single land mass.

恐龙进化的时候，多数大陆连为一体。

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Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.

其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

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These locusts are traveling across the continent eating everything in their path.

它们穿越非洲大陆,一边行进,一边吞噬沿途的生物.

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Neither King nor Court nor church could stretch over the ocean to the wild continent.

无论皇帝、宫廷或教堂都不能延伸到大洋彼岸的陆地.

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For a transitory enchanted moment man must have breath in the presence of this continent.

在那昙花一现的神妙的瞬间,人面对这个新大陆一定屏息惊异.

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She studied on the continent.

她在欧洲学习过.

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Africa was the only continent in which we could meet our foes on land.

非洲是我们唯一能够和敌人在陆地上周旋的一个洲.

辞典例句

On 21 st November, after 66 days sea, the Mayflower reached continent.

在十一月二十一日, 经过66天的海上航行之后, 五月花到达了欧洲大陆.

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A diamond is my ticket out of this godforsaken continent.

把钻石搞到手我便可以离开这片荒芜的大陆.

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There are two long rivers within the continent.

该地区有两条长河.

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Many Europeans explored the continent of Africa in the 19 th century.

许多欧洲人在19世纪考察了非洲大陆.

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Robert Burke , Irish traveler and who crossed the Australian continent from south to north, died.

从南到北穿过澳洲大陆的爱尔兰施行家罗伯特·克去世.

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Chinese settlers helped tame the American continent during the 19 th century.

中国移民在19世纪为开拓美洲大陆作出了贡献.

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It ( 指 the rabb it ) overran a whole continent.

野兔 蔓延遍了整个大陆.

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Africa is a continent, but Greenland is not.

非洲是大陆, 而格陵兰不是.

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The sea divides England and the Continent.

大海将英格兰与欧洲大陆分开了.

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He traversed alone the whole continent of Africa from east to west.

他只身长途跋涉,从东向西横穿整个非洲大陆.

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the continent of Africa

非洲大陆

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Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it's a continent in miniature.

厄瓜多尔是认识南美洲的绝佳切入点，它是南美大陆的缩影。

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Its shops are among the most stylish on the Continent.

其店铺跻身欧陆最时尚的店铺之列。

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The title track is a pointed meditation on a continent gone wrong.

主打歌是对一个误入歧途的大陆的深刻沉思。

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Nigeria is the most populous African country and an economic powerhouse for the continent.

尼日利亚是非洲人口最稠密的国家，也是非洲大陆的经济强国。

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We import an incredible amount of cheese from the Continent.

我们从欧洲大陆进口数量惊人的奶酪。

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I've eaten ostrich meat on the continent.

我在欧洲大陆时吃过鸵鸟肉。

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The famine threatened to depopulate the continent.

饥荒可能会导致该大洲人口剧减。

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