Geneva是什么意思

Geneva

[dʒi'ni:və]

1. 可能同源且长得很像的易混词：Geneva (from Latin Genava), Genoa (意大利语拼写形式：Genova, from Latin Genua).

Geneva: city in Switzerland, from Latin Genava, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "estuary" or one meaning "bend;" in either case a reference to its situation. From 1920 sometimes in reference to the city as the site of the headquarters of the League of Nations. The original Geneva Convention among Great Britain and the major continental powers to introduce humanitarian conduct in modern warfare (neutrality of hospitals, etc.) dates from 1864; the most recent update was in 1949. The Geneva Protocol is a League of Nations document meant to settle international disputes; it dates from 1924. Earlier the city was associated with Calvinism. Related: Genevan (1841); Genevian (1570s); Genevese (1826); Genevois (1550s).
geneva (n.): 1706, alteration (by influence of the Swiss city name) of Dutch genevre, French genière (see gin (n.1)).

1. Oil markets oscillated on the day's reports from Geneva.: 石油市场因当天来自日内瓦的报道出现了起伏。

2. The mosaics were sent to Munich, and thence to Geneva.: 那些马赛克被送到慕尼黑，从那里又送到日内瓦。

3. Heads of government from more than 100 countries gather in Geneva tomorrow.: 来自100多个国家的政府首脑明日将齐聚日内瓦。