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Swiss Middle German 5799.Swiss 英 Swɪs]美 Swɪs 释义

正面 5799.swiss
英 [swɪs]美 [swɪs]

背面
释义:
adj. 瑞士的;瑞士人的;瑞士风格的n. 瑞士人;瑞士腔调
例句:
1. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。

1. 小手拍一拍,大点声。

Swiss (n.)1510s, from Middle French Suisse, from Middle High German Suizer, from Suiz "Switzerland" (see Switzerland and compare Switzer (1570s), archaic word for "a Swiss," and German Schweiz). As an adjective from 1520s. Swiss banks were notable for assuring anonymity and security by 1949. Swiss cheese is attested from 1808; as a type of something full of holes, from 1924."

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