Oceania的词源

英文词源

Oceania

"southern Pacific island and Australia, conceived as a continent," 1849, Modern Latin, from French Océanie (c. 1812). Apparently coined by Danish geographer Conrad Malte-Brun (1755-1826). Earlier in English as Oceanica (1832). Oceania was the name of one of the superstates in Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four." Oceanea, name of James Harrington's 17c. ideal state, later was applied to the British empire.

中文词源

Oceania：大洋洲

来自ocean海洋，-ia,拉丁语抽象名词后缀。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：Oceania 词源，Oceania 含义。

Oceania（大洋洲）：被大洋环绕的大陆

大洋洲的英文名称是Oceania，意思是“被大洋环绕的陆地”，其中“Ocean”表示“大海”，后缀-ia表示土地。这一名称出现于是1812年，由丹麦地理学家马尔特•布龙（Malte-Brun）杜撰。大洋洲的范围指澳大利亚、新西兰及太平洋中的波利尼西亚、密克罗尼西亚和美拉尼西亚三大群岛。

Oceania：[,oʃɪ'ænɪə]n. 大洋洲