Philadelphia

英 [,filə'delfjə; -fiə] 美

n. 费城（美国宾夕法尼亚州东南部港市）

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宾州的最大城市。建城者是规格会的领袖威廉·宾，最初是他在北美洲宣传规格会的基地。规格会是一个入会简单、崇尚平等、生活简朴、强调宽容和爱的教派。正因如此，威廉·宾把这个新城市命名为Philadelphia。这个词来源于希腊语，由两部分组成：philos意思是“爱”，而adelphos意思是“兄弟般的”。两部分组合后，经过变化，形成了Philadelphia这个词。

英文词源

Philadelphia: city in Pennsylvania, U.S., from Greek, taken by William Penn to mean "brotherly love," from philos "loving" (see -phile) + adelphos "brother" (see Adelphia). Also the name recalls that of the ancient city in Lydia, mentioned in the New Testament, which was so called in honor of Attalos II Philadelphos, 2c B.C.E. king of Pergamon, who founded it. His title is said to have meant "loving the brethren." Philadelphia lawyer "clever, shrewd attorney" attested from 1788 in London, said originally to have been applied to Andrew Hamilton, who obtained the famous acquittal of J.P. Zenger on libel charges in 1735.
[C]ricket and coaching were after all popular in their day in places besides Philadelphia. It was merely that Philadelphia kept on with them longer than most places. This is a perennial Philadelphia trick, and gives to Philadelphia a sort of perpetual feeling of loss. Philadelphians are always just now getting rid of things that are picturesque, like those gas lamps on the streets, only because everybody else got rid of them long ago. [Nathaniel Burt, "The Perennial Philadelphians," 1963]

双语例句

1. Bank is a 38-year-old singleton who grew up in Philadelphia.: 班克是一名38岁的单身汉，在费城长大。

2. Franklin established his own printing business in Philadelphia in 1728.: 他于1728年在费城(philadelphia)建立了自己的印刷企业.

3. A report compiled by the Fed's Philadelphia branch described the economy as weak.: 一份由联邦储备银行的费城分部汇编的报告说经济不景气。

4. The document composed in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.: 在费城起草的这份文件使具有独立主权的各州组成的邦联变成了国家政府。

5. The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.: 只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。

英英释意

1. the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

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So we will side with the majority of the people of Philadelphia who oppose this tax and take legal action to stop it.

Michael Yudell, a professor of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said that modern genetics research is operating in a paradox: on the one hand, race is understood to be a useful tool to illuminate human genetic diversity, but on the other hand, race is also understood to be a poorly defined marker of that diversity.

In one experiment, nearly 200 participants boarded a double-decker bus for a tour of Philadelphia.

Michael Yudell, a professor of public health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said that modern genetics research is operating in a paradox: on the one hand, race is understood to be a useful tool to illuminate human genetic diversity, but on the othe

He asked Benjamin's parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.

He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.

His works have received many prizes and have been shown in over 100 exhibitions across the country, Los Angeles, New York, philadelphia, to name just a few.

实用场景例句

Bank is a 38-year-old singleton who grew up in Philadelphia.: 班克是一名38岁的单身汉，在费城长大。

A report compiled by the Fed's Philadelphia branch described the economy as weak.: 一份由联邦储备银行的费城分部汇编的报告说经济不景气。

The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.: 只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。

At last he does write from Philadelphia terminating the engagement.: 最后,他才从费城来信废除婚约.

He was a peppery little lieutenant j . g . from Philadelphia named Samtow.: 他是费城人,名叫萨姆托,说话尖刻,个子矮小,是个海军中尉.

I am not a beginner in politics in Philadelphia.: 我对费拉德尔斐亚市的政治并不是一无所知的人.

Philadelphia may be known as home of the establishment and ethnics.: 费城也许是名门和族裔之乡.

Through Franklin's efforts, too, the streets of Philadelphia were paved.: 费城的街道也是通过富兰克林的努力铺设的.

You know, I was in that plane that just crashed outside Philadelphia.: 你知道吗, 我就在那架刚刚在费城外坠落的飞机上.

Philadelphia was no longer pleasing to him.: 他觉得费城再也不值得留恋了.

Mr. Smith commutes between New York and Philadelphia.: 史密斯先生通勤于纽约和费城之间.

I am only one of those who have a slight say in the affairs of Philadelphia.: 我只是对费拉德尔斐亚市的事情略微有些影响的人之一而已.

Here is a letter adapted from DEAR ABBY , Philadelphia Bulletin , March 9, 1973.: 这里摘登一封'亲爱的爱毕'的回信, 刊登在一九七三年三月九日的'费城公报'上.

This is somewhat different from the atmosphere which prevailed in Philadelphia -- more breezy and generous.: 这里和费城的气氛有些不同 —— 比较活泼,比较爽气.

When I was a kid in Philadelphia, I must have read every comic book ever published.: 我小时在费城, 对当时出版的每一本小人书我肯定都读过.

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