1550s, from French Pyrénées, from Latin Pyrenæi montes, from Greek Pyrene, name of a daughter of Bebryx/Bebrycius who was beloved of Herakles; she is said to be buried in these mountains (or that the mountains are the tomb Herakles reared over her corpse). The name is said to mean literally "fruit-stone," but Room says it might be Greek pyr "fire" + eneos "dumb, speechless," which perhaps translates or folk-etymologizes a Celtic goddess name. "In medieval times there was no overall name for the range and local people would have known only the names of individual mountains and valleys" [Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006]. Related: Pyrenean.
双语例句
1. Spain was invaded in 710 and the Pyrenees mountains were reached in 720.
710年,西班牙遭到侵略;720年,烽火烧到了比利牛斯山脉.
来自英汉非文学 - 历史
2. So, is it just France tonight, or will you be slipping over the Pyrenees as well?
那么, 今夜就只到法国, 还是要一直穿过比利牛斯山?
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3. Juarez , we rescued you at a roadside tapas stand in the Pyrenees.
我们在比利牛斯山下路边的一个小餐馆那儿救了你.
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4. Later she escaped from France over the Pyrenees Mountains during winter.
