oasis: [17] The ultimate origins of the word oasis no doubt lie in North Africa, and although no positive link has been established, it is likely to be related in some way to Coptic ouahe. This means literally ‘dwelling area’ (it is derived from the verb ouih ‘dwell’), but since isolated fertile spots in the desert are natural centres of habitation, it is used also for ‘oasis’. The farthest back we can actually trace English oasis is, via Latin, to Greek óasis.
1610s, from French oasis (18c.) and directly from Late Latin oasis, from Greek oasis, probably from Hamitic (compare Coptic wahe, ouahe "oasis," properly "dwelling place," from ouih "dwell"). The same Egyptian source produced Arabic wahah.
双语例句
1. It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.
它在他眼前晃动，好像海市蜃楼里的绿洲。
来自柯林斯例句
2. an oasis of calm
宁静的一刻
来自《权威词典》
3. They stopped for the night at an oasis.
他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Stephen Miller, chief executive of Oasis, said: Where are traditional carriers most vulnerable?
