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potosi

UK /pəˈtəʊsi/US /poʊˈtoʊsi/

词源

源自西班牙语,以玻利维亚的波托西市命名,该市名可能来自当地土著语言。

noun

❶ 波托西,南美洲玻利维亚的一个城市,以历史上丰富的银矿闻名,曾是世界上最大的银矿产地之一。

“Potosi was once the richest silver mining center in the world.”

(波托西曾是世界上最富有的银矿开采中心。)

“The city of Potosi is located in the Andes Mountains.”

(波托西市位于安第斯山脉中。)

同义词:silver city, mining town

常见短语

rich as Potosi — 形容极其富有,源自波托西银矿的历史财富。

“He became as rich as Potosi after the business deal.”

(那笔生意之后,他变得像波托西一样富有。)