continent name attributed to Scottish cartographer John George Bartholomew (1860-1920), who used it on a map published 1887. From antarctic (q.v.). Hypothetical southern continents had been imagined since antiquity; first sighting of Antarctica by Europeans probably was 1820 (Lazarev and Bellingshausen). Also compare Antipodes.
双语例句
1. Both Chile and Argentina feel very strongly about their territorial claims to Antarctica.
智利和阿根廷对于南极的领土主张都持强硬态度。
来自柯林斯例句
2. ANTARCTICA, that bleak, white place, still defies full understanding.
南极洲这块白色荒凉的土地仍然使人无法完全了解.
来自百科语句
3. The greater portion of Antarctica is still terra nullius.
南极洲的大部分地方不属于任何国家.
来自辞典例句
4. Antarctica has always inspired grandiose schemes.
