1784; see Scandinavia + -ian. From 1830 as a noun; 1959 in reference to furniture and decor. In U.S. colloquial use sometimes Scandahoovian (1929), Scandiwegian. Alternative adjective Scandian (1660s) is from Latin Scandia.
实用例句
1. The Baltic republics have called on the Scandinavian countries for help.
波罗的海诸共和国已呼吁斯堪的纳维亚诸国提供援助。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She's unmistakably Scandinavian.
她肯定是斯堪的纳维亚人。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Judging from his appearance, I expect that he may be a Scandinavian.
从他的外貌看来, 我认为他是斯堪的纳维亚人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This is the latest in a series of shocks to the Scandinavian banking system.
这是一系列对斯堪的纳维亚银行系统的冲击中最近的一次。
来自柯林斯例句
5. But its political antecedents are Scandinavian. Its citizens call themselves Manxmen.
