英语词汇ypres的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ypres
词源	Ypres. Poison gas was first used in the World War I battle of Ypres in 1915. The first bitter battle of Ypres was fought in 1914, and in 1917 the final battle, or slaughter, of Ypres took place. Ypres is a town in Belgium, bordering France. Its name is pronounced e (as in be), pr (as in proof), and a (as in about).
随便看	uncle duke uncle miltie uncle remus uncle sam uncle tom uncle tomahawk unconditional surrender uncouth underdog underground underground railroad underground sanitation expert underhanded under his or her thumb undertaker under the counter under the doctor under the hammer under the rose under the table under the umbrella of under the weather under the window under the wire underworld

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