Formosa
英 [fɔ:'məusə]
美
- n. 台湾
中文词源
Formosa 台湾
来自葡萄牙语Formosa insula, 即美丽岛。词源同form, 形状，漂亮的外形。比较Cathay.
英文词源
- Formosa
- old name of Taiwan, given by the Portuguese, from Portuguese Formosa insula "beautiful island." The adjective is from the fem. of Latin formosus "beautiful, handsome, finely formed," from forma (see form (n.)). Related: Formosan (1640s).