| 单词 | german ocean |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGerman Ocean German Ocean n. the sea to the east of Great Britain, the North Sea. [After post-classical Latin oceanus Germanicus (1531 or earlier; compare classical Latin mare Germānicum the Baltic Sea), Hellenistic Greek Γερμανικὸς Ὠκεανός (Ptolemy). Compare German deutsches Meer (1536 or earlier; apparently after Latin). Compare also German Bight (German Deutsche Bucht), the name of the south-eastern part of the North Sea.] ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [noun] > North Sea North SeaOE German Ocean1573 German Sea1577 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 49 Beyonde Scotlande, in the Germane Oceane [L. in Oceano Germanico]: are the Ilandes called Orchades, wherof the biggest is called Pomonia. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Essex 317 Essex hath..the German Ocean on the East. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Teutonic, something belonging to the Teutones, an ancient People of Germany, inhabiting chiefly along the Coasts of the German Ocean. 1814 W. Scott Jrnl. Voy. Lighth. Yacht 9 Aug. As the Atlantic and German Oceans unite at this point, a frightful tide runs here. 1879 T. H. S. Escott England I. 53 We at last reach the point where it discharges itself into the German Ocean. 1998 M. Hulse tr. W. G. Sebald Rings of Saturn iv. 78 As I sat there that evening in Southwold overlooking the German Ocean, I sensed quite clearly the earth's slow turning into the dark. < as lemmas |
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