mountain between Nepal and Tibet, named 1865 for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor-general of India. The Tibetan name is Chomolangma "mother goddess of the world." Everest's surname is said in name-books to be a variant of Devereux, a Norman name, from Evereux/Evreux in France, which from a Celtic tribal name (Latin Eburovices) based on the Ebura (modern Eure) river.
雙語例句
1. the first ascent of Mount Everest
首次攀登珠穆朗瑪峰
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen
第一個(gè)未借助氧氣設(shè)備登上珠穆朗瑪峰的英國(guó)人
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.
珠穆朗瑪峰是世界上最難到達(dá)的地方.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. A small party was planning to ascend Mt. Everest.
一小隊(duì)人在計(jì)劃攀登圣母峰.
來自辭典例句
5. A small party is planning to ascend Mount Everest.