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vespucci

/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/

翻译: 专有名词,指佛罗伦萨航海家和探险家亚美利哥·韦斯普奇,他探索了南美洲海岸,美洲大陆即以他的名字命名。

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/vɛˈspuː.tʃi/C1formal
  • zh专有名词,指佛罗伦萨航海家和探险家亚美利哥·韦斯普奇,他探索了南美洲海岸,美洲大陆即以他的名字命名。

A proper noun referring to a Florentine navigator and explorer who explored the coast of South America, and in whose honor the continent of America was named.

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  1. Florentine ExplorerB2formal

    Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian explorer and navigator from Florence, who explored the coast of South America and after whom the continents of America were named.

    zh佛罗伦萨探险家

    • Vespucci was one of the first Europeans to realize that the lands discovered by Columbus were part of a new continent.
    • The name 'America' is derived from the Latin version of Vespucci's first name, Amerigo.
    • Vespucci's letters describing his voyages were widely published and influential in Europe.