Colorado的词源

英文词源

Colorado

U.S. state (organized as a territory 1861, admitted as a state 1876), named for the river, Spanish Rio Colorado, from colorado "ruddy, reddish," literally "colored," past participle of colorar "to color, dye, paint," from Latin colorare (see coloration).

中文词源

Colorado：科罗拉多

名字来自发源于当地的大河——科罗拉多河。这条河流因为富含粘土沉积物，河水显红色，因此被早期到达当地的西班牙人叫做Colorado，意思是“有颜色的（河流）”。

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