| 单词 | friendly islands |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFriendly Islands Friendly Islands n. (a name for) the island group that constitutes the Kingdom of Tonga.The name is said to have been applied to the islands as a result of the friendly reception accorded to Captain Cook by the Tongans in 1773. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Pacific Islands > [noun] > Polynesia Friendly Islands1777 1777 J. Cook Voy. round World I. Introd. p. xvii One of those islands which Tasman had called Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Middleburg, now better known under the name of the Friendly Islands. 1817 W. Mariner & J. Martin Acct. Natives Tonga Islands I. ii. 41 Finding she had missed Otaheite,..she [sc. a ship] steered to the westward for the Friendly islands. 1881 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Apr. 12/1 The missionaries, wiser..than their brethren in the Friendly Islands, have sought rather to reform than to abolish native customs. 1918 Boys' Life Feb. 59/1 Such a vast chasm as that existing in the South Pacific, between the Kermadees and the Friendly Islands. 2012 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 6 Aug. Renewable energy investment will end up paying off in the long run, not just in the Friendly Islands, but also in New Zealand. < as lemmas |
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