dawson
dawson — 名詞
1. Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899), a Canadian scientist who studied rocks, fos
道森
加拿大地質學家
Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899), a Canadian scientist who studied rocks, fossils, and land formations, and served as the principal of McGill University in Montreal.
Asher's project examined Sir John William Dawson and his fossil finds in Nova Scotia.
Asher 的報告探討了 Sir John William Dawson 爵士以及他在新斯科舍的化石發現。
proper noun with title: Sir + full name
The university library holds scientific letters written by Dawson during his McGill years.
大學圖書館收藏了 Dawson 在 McGill 任教期間所寫的科學書信。
Lakshmi learned that Dawson was among the first to describe the geology of eastern Canada.
Lakshmi 學到 Dawson 是最早描述加拿大東部地質的科學家之一。
Many geology students at McGill still study Dawson's early surveys of the Canadian landscape.
McGill 大學許多地質系學生仍會研讀 Dawson 早期繪製的加拿大地形測量圖。
The conference honored Dawson's work on ancient plants and animals in North America.
那場會議表彰了 Dawson 對北美古生物研究的貢獻。
用法筆記
The title 'Sir' precedes the full name in formal reference, indicating he was knighted by the British crown. Distinguish this personal name from the place name Dawson, a town in Yukon, Canada.
2. A small city in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada, which became famous
道森市
加拿大西北部育空城鎮
A small city in the Yukon Territory of northwestern Canada, which became famous in the late 1800s as the main destination of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Defne and her family drove to Dawson to see the gold rush era wooden buildings.
Defne 和家人開車到 Dawson，去看淘金熱時期的木造建築。
drove to [place name] for travel destination
Every August, the town of Dawson holds a festival celebrating the gold rush history.
每年八月，Dawson 鎮會舉辦一場紀念淘金歷史的節慶活動。
The population of Dawson drops sharply when winter arrives and the tourists leave.
冬季來臨、遊客離去後，Dawson 的人口會大幅減少。
Min read a novel set in Dawson during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898.
Min 讀了一本以 1898 年克朗代克淘金熱時期的 Dawson 為背景的小說。
The airport in Dawson receives only a few flights each week during the winter months.
Dawson 的機場在冬季每週只有少數幾個航班。
用法筆記
Often called Dawson City in historical and travel writing. The name comes from the surveyor George Mercer Dawson, not from Sir John William Dawson. Distinguish this place name from the personal name Dawson, referring to the geologist.