| 词汇 | martha-s vineyard |
| 词源 | Martha’s Vineyard. Possibly discovered by Leif Eriksson in the 11th century, Martha’s Vineyard, an island about five miles off Massachusetts’s southeast coast, was once an important center for whaling and fishing. The Indians called the island Noe-pe, “Amid the Waters,” while the Norsemen named it Staumey, “Isle of Currents.” It was christened Martin’s Vineyard by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, apparently for no reason in particular. After a century it took the name Martha’s Vineyard, probably because its name was confused with that of a little neighboring island to the southeast called Martha’s Vineyard that had also been named by Gosnold. That little island is now called No Man’s Land, after an Indian named Tequenoman. |
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