arabia
arabia — 名詞
1. the present-day landmass of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, with the Red Sea
阿拉伯半島
西亞的大型半島
the present-day landmass of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, with the Red Sea to its west and the Persian Gulf to its east, covering more than three million square kilometres of desert, mountain, and coastal plain
The Arabian Peninsula sits between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
阿拉伯半島位於紅海與波斯灣之間。
prepositional phrase: between [sea] and [gulf]
Nadia traced the mountain ranges and deserts of Arabia onto her geography class map.
Nadia 在地理課的地圖上描出了阿拉伯的山脈和沙漠。
Huge oil reserves lie beneath the deserts of eastern Arabia.
巨大的石油儲量位於阿拉伯東部沙漠下方。
Summer temperatures in the Rub' al Khali desert of southern Arabia can exceed 50 degrees Celsius.
阿拉伯南部魯卜哈利沙漠的夏季氣溫可超過攝氏 50 度。
Many ancient trade routes once crossed the mountains of southern Arabia.
許多古代貿易路線曾經穿越阿拉伯南部的山脈。
- the Arabian Peninsula
the full, formal geographical name for the peninsula itself
- the Arab world
broader term that includes all Arabic-speaking countries, not just the peninsula
- the Middle East
much larger region; Arabia is only a part of it
用法筆記
Often used with a definite article in geographical descriptions ('the history of Arabia'), but no article when used as a proper name ('Arabia is known for its deserts').
常見錯誤
2. the name found in ancient, medieval, and pre-modern writings for a broad territo
古阿拉伯
古代西亞的阿拉伯地區
the name found in ancient, medieval, and pre-modern writings for a broad territory of West Asia that extended beyond the peninsula itself to include regions where Arab peoples lived and where early kingdoms, trading cities, and tribal societies were located
Ancient Arabia was famous for its production of frankincense and myrrh.
古代阿拉伯以生產乳香和沒藥而聞名。
collocation: Ancient Arabia
Devika's history report examined the kingdoms of pre-Islamic Arabia.
Devika 的歷史報告探討了伊斯蘭時代前的阿拉伯王國。
Roman historians described the luxurious goods they imported from Arabia in the first century.
古羅馬歷史學家記述了他們在西元一世紀從阿拉伯進口的奢侈品。
Parts of southern Arabia were home to farming communities thousands of years ago.
阿拉伯南部部分地區在數千年前就有農耕聚落。
- the Arab world
modern term that includes all Arab-majority countries, broader than historical Arabia
- Arabia Felix
ancient Roman name for the southern, more fertile part of the peninsula
用法筆記
This sense appears primarily in historical or literary writing. In modern contexts, use 'the Arabian Peninsula' or the name of a specific country instead.