
好词典

源自葡萄牙语姓氏Dias,原意为"days"(日子),常见于伊比利亚半岛。航海家Bartolomeu Dias的名字由此而来。
❶ 指代葡萄牙航海家巴尔托洛梅乌·迪亚士(Bartolomeu Dias),他是首位绕过非洲南端好望角的欧洲探险家。
“Dias was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southern tip of Africa.”
(迪亚士是绕过非洲南端的葡萄牙探险家。)
“The expedition led by Dias opened a new sea route to India.”
(迪亚士带领的探险开辟了通往印度的新航线。)
Dias's voyage — 特指迪亚士1488年绕过好望角的历史性航行,常用来讨论大航海时代的开端。
“Dias's voyage proved that the Atlantic and Indian Oceans were connected.”
(迪亚士的航行证明了大西洋与印度洋是相连的。)