arabia
arabia — 名詞
1. the vast peninsula in West Asia, roughly 1,200 miles from north to south and 1,3
阿拉伯半島
西亞的大型半島，含多國
the vast peninsula in West Asia, roughly 1,200 miles from north to south and 1,300 miles from east to west, bordered by the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman lie within it, together with Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE
For two weeks, Naoko's geography class studied the history of Arabia before Islam.
Naoko 的地理課花了兩週時間，研究伊斯蘭教興起前的阿拉伯半島歷史。
proper noun as a historical region
The camel caravans that crossed Arabia carried spices, silk, and stories between distant ports.
穿越阿拉伯半島的駱駝商隊，在遙遠的港口之間運送香料、絲綢和故事。
collocation: crossed / across Arabia
Élise dreams of visiting the ancient ruins scattered across the deserts of Arabia.
Élise 夢想造訪散落在阿拉伯半島沙漠中的古代遺跡。
Because of the Indian Ocean winds, southern Arabia has a milder climate than the north.
阿拉伯半島南部因印度洋季風而氣候較半島其他地區溫和。
For more than two thousand years, Arabia's trade routes connected Africa, Europe, and Asia.
阿拉伯半島的貿易路線連接非洲、歐洲和亞洲長達兩千多年。
Geologists believe Arabia was connected to Africa before the Red Sea formed eight million years ago.
地質學家認為阿拉伯半島在八百萬年前紅海形成之前，原本與非洲相連。
Arabia's natural resources — especially oil and gas — have shaped global politics for decades.
阿拉伯半島的自然資源——尤其是石油和天然氣——數十年來深刻影響了全球政治。
- Arabian Peninsula
the modern, preferred term in geography and daily use; 'Arabia' is a shorter, older form
- Arabia Felix
historical Latin name for southern Arabia (modern Yemen); not used in ordinary language
- the Peninsula
used in shorthand by travel writers and journalists; always capitalised in this context
文法句型
usually 'the Arabian Peninsula' in modern usage
used without article as a place name
用法筆記
In modern everyday language, 'Arabia' alone sounds old-fashioned; speakers usually say 'the Arabian Peninsula' or name a specific country such as Saudi Arabia or Oman. 'Arabia' survives chiefly in historical and geographical contexts.