old name for Ethiopia, 1630s, from Modern Latin Abyssinia, from Arabic Habasah, the name for the region, said to be from Amharic hbsh "mixed," in reference to the different races dwelling there. In 1920s-30s popular as a slang pun for "I'll be seeing you." Related: Abyssinian.
实用例句
1. During 1936, Mussolini conquered Abyssinia.
1936年，墨索里尼攻占了阿比西尼亚。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Finally the revolt in Abyssinia was being fanned by every means.
最后,还使用一切方法煽动阿比西尼亚起义.
来自辞典例句
3. Mussolini's designs upon Abyssinia were unsuited to the ethies of the twentieth century.
墨索里尼对阿比西尼亚的野心,是不符合二十世纪的伦理道德的.
来自辞典例句
4. All her troops in Libya and in Abyssinia would be cut flowers in a vase.
所有它在利比亚和阿比西尼亚的军队,将变成拆下来插在瓶中的花朵一样.
来自辞典例句
5. Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa formerly called Abyssinia.
