Mesopotamian river, arising in Armenia and flowing to the Persian Gulf, Old English Eufrate, from Greek Euphrates, from Old Persian Ufratu, perhaps from Avestan huperethuua "good to cross over," from hu- "good" + peretu- "ford." But Kent says "probably a popular etymologizing in O.P. of a local non-Iranian name" ["Old Persian," p.176]. In Akkadian, purattu. Related: Euphratean.
双语例句
1. Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects.
土耳其计划利用底格里斯河和幼发拉底河的河水开发大型水电项目。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Fishermen in the Hafar Canal , a shallow tributary of the Euphrates River.
渔夫在幼发拉底河一条狭窄的水道——哈法尔水道中.
来自互联网
3. Water Gulf region, Iraq has the Euphrates and Tigris in Mesopotamia.
