英语词汇nome的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Nome. The Alaskan seaport, according to one persistent sto- ry, was dubbed Nome after a British naval cartographer aboard the Herald working on a map of Alaska noted a cape without a name and wrote “Name?” above it. In London the printer mis- read “Name?” as Nome and so the cape was named. Later, Cape Nome’s moniker was transferred to the port near it, which had been called Anvil City. No other plausible explana- tion has been given for Nome’s name. See also indri; kangaroo; llama; luzon; yucatan.

词汇	nome
词源	Nome. The Alaskan seaport, according to one persistent sto- ry, was dubbed Nome after a British naval cartographer aboard the Herald working on a map of Alaska noted a cape without a name and wrote “Name?” above it. In London the printer mis- read “Name?” as Nome and so the cape was named. Later, Cape Nome’s moniker was transferred to the port near it, which had been called Anvil City. No other plausible explana- tion has been given for Nome’s name. See also indri; kangaroo; llama; luzon; yucatan.
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