destination
英 [,dest?'ne??(?)n]
美 [,d?st?'ne??n]
中文詞源
destination 目的地de-, 向下，強調。-stin, 站，站立，詞源同stand, institute. 即下一個立足點，目的的。
英文詞源
- destination (n.)
- 1590s, "act of appointing," from Latin destinationem (nominative destinatio) "purpose, design," from past participle stem of destinare "determine, appoint, choose, make firm or fast," from de- "completely, formally" (see de-) + -stinare (related to stare "to stand") from PIE *ste-no-, from root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Modern sense (1787) is from place of destination, where one is "destined" to go.
雙語例句
- 1. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.
- 他的目的地是喬伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃爾德的家離得很遠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. St Lucia is still mercifully undeveloped as a tourist destination.
- 作為一個旅游目的地，圣盧西亞所幸還未被開發。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You can check your baggage right through to its final destination.
- 你可以把行李直接托運到終點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Life can be likened to a journey with an unknown destination.
- 生活可以被比作一次不知目的的旅行.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. To find out, make Christchurch your next vacation destination.
- 找找看, 明年的暑假新西蘭基督城是你旅游的目標.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》