Netherlands的词源

英文词源

Netherlands

from Dutch Nederland, literally "lower land" (see nether); said to have been used by the Austrians (who ruled much of the southern part of the Low Countries from 1713 to 1795), by way of contrast to the mountains they knew, but the name is older than this. The Netherlands formerly included Flanders and thus were equivalent geographically and etymologically to the Low Countries. Related: Netherlander; Netherlandish (c. 1600).

中文词源

Netherlands：荷兰

来自荷兰语Nederland,即地势低洼的土地。

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Netherlands（荷兰）：地势低洼之地

荷兰的正式名称是“尼德兰王国”（The Kingdom of Netherlands)。尼德兰（Netherlands)指莱茵河、马斯河、斯海尔德河下游及北海沿岸一带地势低洼的地区，包含荷兰（Holland) 比利时、卢森堡和法国东北部的一部分。历史上，尼德兰王国曾经包括比利时和卢森堡在内， 但后来比利时和卢森堡相继退出尼德兰王国。目前，尼德兰王国仅剩下荷兰及其少量海外殖 民地，故在称呼上常常被“荷兰”代替。

尼德兰以地势低洼而闻名，其名称Netherlands的含义就是“低洼之地”，由nether (下 面的）和land (陆地）构成。