1670s, lagune, earlier laguna (1610s), from French lagune or directly from Italian laguna "pond, lake," from Latin lacuna "pond, hole," from lacus "pond" (see lake (n.1)). Originally in reference to the region of Venice; applied 1769 (by Capt. Cook) to the lake-like stretch of water enclosed in a South Seas atoll. Also see -oon.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon.
他正在環(huán)礁湖里與一只短吻鱷搏斗。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The lagoon was pullulated with tropical fish.
那個(gè)咸水湖聚滿了熱帶魚(yú)。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon .
環(huán)礁是環(huán)繞著一個(gè)瀉湖的環(huán)形礁石。
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. An atoll is a circular reef surrounding a lagoon.