1530s, from Medieval Latin Russianus, from Russia (see Russia). Slang or colloquial Russki "Russian" (1858) is from Russian Russkiy. Russian roulette attested from 1937. Russian dressing for salads is from 1915.
雙語例句
1. The Ukrainians speak a Slavonic language similar to Russian.
烏克蘭人所說的那種斯拉夫語系的語言類似于俄語。
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2. Efforts to commercialise the Russian space programme have met with little success.
為使俄羅斯太空項目走向商業化而作出的種種努力幾乎沒有取得什么成功。
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3. A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
一個俄羅斯太空艙目前正在繞地球軌道飛行。
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4. Lenin was the great orator of the Russian Revolution.
列寧是俄國革命時期偉大的演說家。
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5. The Russian leader won a whopping 89.9 percent yes vote.