castile
英 [kæ'sti:l]
美
- n. 卡斯提尔（西班牙古国）；橄榄香皂
英英释义
- 1. a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
实用场景例句
- Either all is lost, or else Castile will be head of the world.
- 要么丧失一切, 要么使长斯提尔居世界之首.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. Either all is lost, or else Castile will be head of the world.
- 要么丧失一切, 要么使长斯提尔居世界之首.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Soap that is made of vegetable oils , such as olive oil, are generally termed castile soap.
- 椰子油和橄榄油, 在制做肥皂方面来说是没有什麽分别的.
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英文词源
- Castile
- medieval Spanish county and later kingdom, from Vulgar Latin castilla, from Latin castella, plural of castellum "castle, fort, citadel, stronghold" (see castle (n.)); so called in reference to the many fortified places there during the Moorish wars. The name in Spanish is said to date back to c.800. Related: Castilian. As a fine kind of soap, in English from 1610s.