释义
the largest country in South America; pop. 198,739,000 (est. 2009); official language, Portuguese; capital, Brasilia. Portuguese name BRASIL.
巴西(南美洲幅员最辽阔的国家,2009年估计人口198,739,000,官方语言为葡萄牙语,首都巴西利亚;葡萄牙语名BRASIL)。
n.
(亦作Brazil nut)a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which develop inside a large woody capsule borne by a South American forest tree. Most are harvested from the wild.
巴西栗。
(亦作Brazil wood)[mass noun]hard red timber from which dye may be obtained
染料木,巴西苏木。
词源
"Middle English (in sense 2): from medieval Latin brasilium. The South American country Brazil (see BRAZIL1) takes its name from the wood."