Afghan是什么意思

Afghan

英美 ['?fg?n]

Afghan: name of the people of Afghanistan, technically only correctly applied to the Durani Afghans; Old Afghan chronicles trace the name to an Afghana, son of Jeremiah, son of Israelite King Saul, from whom they claimed descent, but this is a legend. The name is first attested in Arabic in al-'Utbi's "History of Sultan Mahmud" written c.1030 C.E. and was in use in India from 13c. Attested from 1833 as a type of blanket or wrap (in full, Afghan shawl); 1973 as a style of sheepskin coat; 1877 as a type of carpet; 1895 as a breed of hunting dog.

1. The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.: 阿富汗空軍正用直升機向被圍城鎮(zhèn)提供補給。

2. They fought as volunteers with the Afghan guerrillas.: 他們作為志愿軍和阿富汗的游擊隊員并肩作戰(zhàn)。

3. The Afghan authorities say the airport had been closed for more than a year.: 阿富汗當局稱，該機場已經(jīng)關閉一年多了。

4. His lean body was engulfed in an ivory white afghan coat.: 他瘦削的身軀裹在一件象牙色的阿富汗大衣中.

5. First launched from Pakistan, that is now largely an Afghan affair.: 暴亂首先從巴基斯坦發(fā)動, 現(xiàn)在在很大程度上已是阿富汗事件.