Canadian capital, founded 1827 as Bytown, named for English officer John By, who oversaw construction of the canal there; renamed 1854, when it became capital, for the Ottawa River, which took its name from the Algonquian people who lived in Michigan and Ontario. Their name is said to be from adawe "to trade."
双语例句
1. A fast train does the journey to Ottawa in three hours.
快车在3小时以内走完去渥太华的旅程.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser.
1937年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Henry sat for a portrait by karsh of Ottawa, the great Canadian photographer.
