Española

名词 n. 专有名词

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Spanish woman. rare
    — Doctor Southey, in his “Letters from Spain,” expresses his disappointment in the Españolas, and even disparages the beauty of Spanish eyes, contending that they are inferior to blue as the pupil, being of one colour, admits of no visible contraction or dilatation.
专有名词
  1. A city in New Mexico, United States.
  2. An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador.
  3. Alternative form of Hispaniola, an island of the Caribbean. alt-of,alternative,uncommon

词形变化

Espanola alternative Españolas plural Espanola alternative

词源

词源 1
From Spanish Española (“Little Spain”), from España (“Spain”) + -ola (“-ule: forming diminutives”). In reference to the Ecuadorian island, bestowed in 1892 in honor of the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus's first voyage, during which he reached Hispaniola. Doublet of Hispaniola.
词源 2
From Spanish española. Doublet of espagnole.
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