1842, from Arabic Bilad-al-sudan, literally "country of the blacks" (originally the stretch of Africa between the Sahara and the equator), from sud, plural of aswad (fem. sauda) "black." In early use also Soudan, from French. Related: Sudanese.
雙語例句
1. Sudan even threat-ened to mobilize in response to the ultima-tums.
作為對最后通牒的回應，蘇丹甚至威脅說要動員軍隊。
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2. Civil war in the Sudan has been grinding on for nine years.
蘇丹內戰已經持續了9年之久。
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3. And now the drought in Sudan.
現在蘇丹也有旱情。
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4. He came from the Sudan without a word of English at his command.
他來自蘇丹地區，一句英語都不會。
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5. He has worked as a diplomat in the US, Sudan and Saudi Arabia.