| 单词 | the straits of malacca |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe Straits of Malacca When used as a geographical proper name, the word is usually plural with singular sense, e.g. the Straits of Dover, the Straits of Gilbraltar (formerly †the Straits of Morocco), the Straits of Magellan, the Straits of Malacca, and the Straits as short for any of these; with regard to Bass('s) Strait(s), Torres Strait(s), usage is divided, while Davis Strait rarely appears in the plural form. The use of the plural for the singular began in the 15th centuries. A few writers, chiefly of gazetteers, use the singular consistently throughout.extracted from straitadj.n.adv.< as lemmas |
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