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capri

UK //kəˈpriː//US //kəˈpri//

词源

源自意大利语Isola di Capri(卡普里岛),可能来自古希腊语kapros(野猪)或拉丁语caprae(山羊),因岛上曾有这些动物栖息。

noun

❶ 指意大利那不勒斯湾的一个风景优美的岛屿,以蓝色海水、悬崖景观和柠檬园闻名,是著名旅游胜地。

“We spent our vacation on the beautiful island of Capri.”

(我们在风景优美的卡普里岛上度过了假期。)

“Capri is famous for its Blue Grotto, a sea cave with glowing blue water.”

(卡普里岛以蓝洞闻名,那是一个海水会发出蓝光的海蚀洞。)

❶ 指源自卡普里岛风格的服装款式,特指女式紧身七分裤或平底凉鞋。

“She paired her Capri pants with a striped shirt for a casual look.”

(她将卡普里裤搭配条纹衬衫,打造休闲造型。)

“In the 1950s, Capri pants became popular among fashionable women.”

(20世纪50年代,卡普里裤在时尚女性中流行起来。)

同义词:island, pants, culottes, pedal pushers

常见短语

Capri pants — 指长度到小腿中部的紧身女裤,源自意大利卡普里岛的休闲风格,适合春夏穿着。

“Audrey Hepburn made Capri pants famous in the movie Roman Holiday.”

(奥黛丽·赫本在《罗马假日》中让卡普里裤闻名于世。)

Blue Grotto of Capri — 卡普里岛著名景点蓝洞,因海水折射阳光呈现梦幻蓝色而成为地标性自然奇观。

“Visiting the Blue Grotto of Capri requires taking a small rowboat through a narrow cave entrance.”

(参观卡普里岛蓝洞需要乘坐小划艇穿过狭窄的洞穴入口。)