oasis

英 [əʊ'eɪsɪs] 美[o'esɪs]

复数: oases;

oasis 绿洲，乐土

来自希腊语oasis,沙漠绿洲，最终来自埃及语。

oasis: oasis: [17] The ultimate origins of the word oasis no doubt lie in North Africa, and although no positive link has been established, it is likely to be related in some way to Coptic ouahe. This means literally ‘dwelling area’ (it is derived from the verb ouih ‘dwell’), but since isolated fertile spots in the desert are natural centres of habitation, it is used also for ‘oasis’. The farthest back we can actually trace English oasis is, via Latin, to Greek óasis.
oasis (n.): 1610s, from French oasis (18c.) and directly from Late Latin oasis, from Greek oasis, probably from Hamitic (compare Coptic wahe, ouahe "oasis," properly "dwelling place," from ouih "dwell"). The same Egyptian source produced Arabic wahah.

1. It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis.: 它在他眼前晃动，好像海市蜃楼里的绿洲。

4. Stephen Miller, chief executive of Oasis, said: Where are traditional carriers most vulnerable?: 甘泉航空( Oasis )首席执行官斯蒂芬?米勒(StephenMiller)表示: 传统运营商最薄弱的环节在哪里?

5. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.: 在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。