Detroit的词源

英文词源

Detroit

city in Michigan, U.S., from French détroit, literally "straits," from Old French destreit (12c.), from Latin districtum, neuter of districtus. French fort built there 1701. By 1918 the city name was synonymous with "U.S. automobile manufacturing."

中文词源

Detroit：底特律

密歇根州的最大城市，汽车之城。字面意思是“水道”或“海峡”。底特律濒临圣克莱尔湖和伊利湖之间的狭长水道，因此得名。

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