the [role] Livingstone
Livingstone 是专有名词,首字母需大写;这里指苏格兰传教士兼探险家戴维·利文斯敦。
The explorer Livingstone discovered Victoria Falls in 1855.
探险家利文斯敦于1855年发现了维多利亚瀑布。
戴维·利文斯敦
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戴维·利文斯敦
David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls.
The explorer Livingstone discovered Victoria Falls in 1855.
探险家利文斯敦于1855年发现了维多利亚瀑布。
利文斯敦[赞比亚西南部城市]
n. Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
We spent a night in Livingstone before heading to Victoria Falls.
我们在前往维多利亚瀑布前,在利文斯敦住了一晚。
Livingstone is known as the gateway to Victoria Falls.
利文斯敦被称为通往维多利亚瀑布的门户。
She took a bus from Livingstone to the national park.
她乘公共汽车从利文斯敦前往国家公园。
Livingstone 是专有名词,首字母需大写;这里指苏格兰传教士兼探险家戴维·利文斯敦。
The explorer Livingstone discovered Victoria Falls in 1855.
探险家利文斯敦于1855年发现了维多利亚瀑布。
此处 Livingstone 是赞比亚西南部城市名,不是人名。
Victoria Falls is near Livingstone, Zambia.
维多利亚瀑布位于赞比亚的利文斯敦附近。
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戴维·利文斯敦
David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and explorer.
戴维·利文斯敦是一位苏格兰传教士和探险家。
利文斯敦博士
When he met Livingstone, Stanley famously said, “Dr Livingstone, I presume?”
斯坦利见到利文斯敦时,说出了那句名言:“利文斯敦博士,是您吗?”
赞比亚的利文斯敦
The city of Livingstone, Zambia, is close to Victoria Falls.
赞比亚的利文斯敦市距离维多利亚瀑布不远。
利文斯敦的传教工作
Livingstone's missionary work took him deep into Africa.
利文斯敦的传教工作把他带到了非洲腹地。
利文斯敦对维多利亚瀑布的发现
Livingstone's discovery of Victoria Falls astonished Europe.
利文斯敦发现维多利亚瀑布一事轰动了欧洲。
利文斯通博士,想必就是您吧?
When he finally met his online friend in person, he joked, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
当他终于见到网友时,他开玩笑说:“利文斯通博士,想必就是您吧?”
利文斯通博士,我想就是您吧?
When Henry Morton Stanley finally found the explorer in Africa, he greeted him with the famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
当亨利·莫顿·斯坦利终于在非洲找到这位探险家时,他用这句著名的话问候他:“利文斯通博士,我想就是您吧?”
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联想助记:Livingstone 可拆成 living(活着的)+ stone(石头),想象探险家利文斯敦像“会动的石头”般深入非洲;这只是记名字的联想,不是词源。
语域:neutral 常见场景:历史传记、地理发现、学术文章 作为专有名词,多用于历史、传记或地理发现等书面语境,正式与中性场合都合适;本条目按英文释义指苏格兰传教士兼探险家利文斯敦,而非赞比亚城市名。
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