单词 | Mille Miglia |
释义 | Mille Miglia/ˌmiːleɪ ˈmiːljə/noun A sports-car race over approximately one thousand miles of roads in Italy, which was held annually 1927–41 and 1946–57. In later use: any of several similar events (some over shorter distances), especially an annual vintage-car event.
Origin1930s; earliest use found in Barré Lyndon (1896–1972). From Italian Mille Miglia, lit. ‘a thousand miles’ from mille thousand (from classical Latin mīlle: see milli-) + miglia, plural of miglio. |
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