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carthage

UK //ˈkɑːθɪdʒ//US //ˈkɑːrθɪdʒ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'Carthago',可能源于腓尼基语 'Qart-ḥadašt',意为'新城'。

noun

❶ 迦太基,古代北非的重要城市国家,位于现今突尼斯附近,曾是地中海地区的强大贸易帝国。

“Carthage was a major power in the Mediterranean during ancient times.”

(迦太基在古代是地中海地区的主要强国。)

“The ruins of Carthage attract many tourists to Tunisia.”

(迦太基的遗址吸引了许多游客前往突尼斯。)

同义词:ancient city, Phoenician colony

常见短语

Carthaginian peace — 指极其苛刻的和平条约,源自罗马对迦太基的严厉惩罚。

“The treaty imposed a Carthaginian peace on the defeated nation.”

(该条约对战败国施加了极其苛刻的和平条件。)