Mecca

英 ['mekə]美
  • n. 麦加（沙特阿拉伯一座城市）；众人渴望去的地方
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中文词源

Mecca 麦加

来自阿拉伯语Makkah,伊斯兰教圣城，穆罕默德出生地，可能来自阿拉伯语mahrab,圣殿，圣所。每个穆斯林教徒一生中必须至少朝拜一次的地方。

英文词源

Mecca
Arabic Makkah, sacred city of Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, which every Muslim must visit at least once. Origins have been proposed in Phoenician maqaq "ruined" or Arabic mahrab "sanctuary." Figurative sense of "any place one holds supremely sacred" (usually with lower-case m-) is in English from 1850. Related: Meccan.

双语例句

1. Thailand has become the tourist mecca of Asia.
泰国已经成为亚洲的旅游胜地。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The coast is a mecca for tourists.
沿海一带是旅游的热门景点。
来自《权威词典》
3. Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca
前往麦加的穆斯林朝圣者
来自《权威词典》
4. He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.
他在一年一度前往麦加朝圣的途中病倒了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. He at last left Mecca on a night in AD 1728.
他最后于公元1728年的一个晚上离开了麦加.
来自《简明英汉词典》