1690s, capital of the Philippines, gave its name (with altered spelling) to manilla hemp (1814), original source of manilla paper (1832). Said to be from Tagalog may "there is" + nila "shrub of the indigo family," but this would not be a native word.
雙語例句
1. He touched the manila folder which Wainwright had put down.
他按了按溫賴特放下的馬尼拉紙文件袋.
來自辭典例句
2. The manila envelope was in Carolyn's stack, about a third of - the way down.
那牛皮紙信封是在卡洛琳的一摞東西中, 不過壓在下面大約 三分之一 處.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 廊橋遺夢
3. The base was just a smudge on the untouched hundred - mile coast of Manila Bay.
那基地只是馬尼拉灣一百英里長安然無恙的海岸線上一個(gè)硝煙滾滾的污點(diǎn).
來自辭典例句
4. Manila became the resort of traders from China, Japan, Siasm, Cambodia and the Spice Islands.
馬尼拉成為從中國 、 日本 、 暹羅 、 柬埔寨和香料群島來的商人的常去之地.
來自辭典例句
5. Byron's eyes smarted; he had had no sleep since the departure from Manila.