Hawaii

专有名词
/həˈwaɪ.i/    /həˈwaɪ.i/|/həˈwɑ.i/|/həˈwɔ.i/|[hʊ̈ˈwaɪ̯(j)i]|[hʊ̈ˈwɑ(j)i]|[hʊ̈ˈwɔ(j)i]

英文释义

专有名词
  1. An insular state of the United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Honolulu.
    — I've learned a lot by watching my Democratic colleague from Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye. He’s a man of uncommon decency. I’ve never seen him demand political loyalty because of party or friendship, and I’ve never known him to go back on his word.
  2. An archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania.
  3. An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands. specifically
  4. A former kingdom in the Hawaiian Islands, Pacific Ocean. historical

词形变化

Hawaiʻi alternative Hawai'i alternative Hawai`i alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki
Hawaiian Hawaiʻibor.
English Hawaii
Borrowed from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *Sawaiki (“traditional homeland”).
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