英语词汇vancouver的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Vancouver. Vancouver, the largest city and chief port in Brit- ish Columbia, Vancouver Island, the largest island off the west coast of North America, and the city of Vancouver, Washing- ton, are all named for English navigator and explorer George Vancouver (1757–98). Capt. Vancouver, who sailed with Capt. James Cook on his second and third voyages, explored and sur- veyed the northwest coast of America aboard Discovery in 1792. Puget Sound is named for Vancouver’s Lt. Peter Puget, who helped the captain’s brother finish his book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World (1798).

词汇	vancouver
词源	Vancouver. Vancouver, the largest city and chief port in Brit- ish Columbia, Vancouver Island, the largest island off the west coast of North America, and the city of Vancouver, Washing- ton, are all named for English navigator and explorer George Vancouver (1757–98). Capt. Vancouver, who sailed with Capt. James Cook on his second and third voyages, explored and sur- veyed the northwest coast of America aboard Discovery in 1792. Puget Sound is named for Vancouver’s Lt. Peter Puget, who helped the captain’s brother finish his book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World (1798).
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