oasis: [17] The ultimate origins of the word oasis no doubt lie in North Africa, and although no positive link has been established, it is likely to be related in some way to Coptic ouahe. This means literally ‘dwelling area’ (it is derived from the verb ouih ‘dwell’), but since isolated fertile spots in the desert are natural centres of habitation, it is used also for ‘oasis’. The farthest back we can actually trace English oasis is, via Latin, to Greek óa(chǎn)sis.
oasis (n.)
1610s, from French oasis (18c.) and directly from Late Latin oasis, from Greek oasis, probably from Hamitic (compare Coptic wahe, ouahe "oasis," properly "dwelling place," from ouih "dwell"). The same Egyptian source produced Arabic wahah.
雙語例句
1. It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.
它在他眼前晃動(dòng)，好像海市蜃樓里的綠洲。
來自柯林斯例句
2. an oasis of calm
寧靜的一刻
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. They stopped for the night at an oasis.
他們在沙漠中的綠洲停下來過夜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Stephen Miller, chief executive of Oasis, said: Where are traditional carriers most vulnerable?