Nairobi

专有名词
/naɪˈɹəʊbi/    /naɪˈɹəʊbi/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The capital city of Kenya.
    — By 1899 the railhead had reached the further edge of the Athi Plain at mile 315, and halted while the survey parties went ahead, and a supply base was established at the foot of the hills. This spot has become Nairobi.

词源

From Maasai enkare nyrobi (“cold water, cold river”), the name of the Nairobi river.
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