Puerto Rico

专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˌpwɜː(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/|/ˌpwɛə(ɹ)təˈɹiːkəʊ/    美 /ˌpɔɹtəˈɹikoʊ/|[ˌpɔɚɾəˈɹikoʊ]

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A self-governing commonwealth and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean.
    — He also added, “I love Puerto Rico and vacation there. I made fun of everyone… watch the whole set.”
  2. The island comprising most of that territory.
    — The indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico was 'Borikén', which literally means "Homeland of the People".

词形变化

Porto Rico alternative

词源

Borrowed from Spanish Puerto Rico (literally “Rich Port”). In US English, the name is commonly pronounced and was formerly spelled Porto Rico; many other Spanish Puerto placenames were formerly also anglicized to Porto.
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