1853, named for Dutch navigator Abel Tasman (1603-1659), who discovered it in 1642. It was called by him Van Diemen's Land for the Dutch governor-general of the East Indies. The Tasmanian devil so called since at least 1829, from its propensity for killing young lambs (other voracious fish or animals also have been named devil).
双语例句
1. I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight.
我打算利用应享有的假期去塔斯马尼亚呆两周。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Tasmania was named after its discoverer, A . J . Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亚岛是以其发现者塔斯曼的名字命名的.
来自辞典例句
3. Tasmania was named after his discoverer, A . J . Tasman.
塔斯曼尼亚岛是以它的发现者塔斯曼为名的.
来自辞典例句
4. And rescuers in Tasmania are racing against the clock.
塔斯马尼亚岛的救援人员正在与时间赛跑.
来自互联网
5. The paper reviews the Eucalypt plantation model of Forestry Tasmania.
