c. 1400, percynne (adj.), Old English Perse (n.), both from Latin *Persianus (the adjective via Old French persien), from Persia "Persia" (see Persia). First record of Persian cat is from 1785.
雙語例句
1. They approved a $1.1 billion package of pay increases for the veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
他們通過了對參加過波斯灣戰(zhàn)爭的老兵增發(fā)共計(jì)11億美元的一攬子提案。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A Persian rug covered the hardwood floors.
硬木地板上鋪著一張波斯地毯。
來自辭典例句
3. Iran was key to the balance in the Persian Gulf.
伊朗是保持波斯灣平衡的關(guān)鍵.
來自辭典例句
4. Twenty thousand Persian soldiers had fallen before that handful of men.
兩萬波斯士兵敗在這一小隊(duì)人面前.
來自辭典例句
5. He recollected Cronshaw's whimsical metaphor of the Persian carpet.