white wine, 1540s, from island of Madeira in the Atlantic, from Portuguese madeira "wood," because the island formerly was thickly wooded, from Latin materia "wood, matter" (see matter).
雙語例句
1. Glasses of Madeira wine were brought to us. We declared it delicious.
端來了幾杯馬德拉白葡萄酒，我們一致認為它的味道好極了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In November 1844 swarms of locusts visited the island of Madeira.
1844年11月曾有大群飛蝗飛臨馬德拉島.
來自辭典例句
3. Port and madeira are fortified wines.
波爾圖酒和馬德拉酒都是加度葡萄酒.
來自辭典例句
4. This is produced from a blend of several Madeira grapes for complexity.
這款馬德拉是由多種葡萄混釀而成的增加了它的復(fù)雜度.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Enjoy Madeira's jet air fresh oysters and clams, wines and light music!