| 单词 | Illinois |
| 释义 | Illinois /il'euh noy", -noyz"/, n. 1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 11,418,461; 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Cap.: Springfield. Abbr.: IL (for use with zip code), Ill. 2. a river flowing SW from NE Illinois to the Mississippi River: connected by a canal with Lake Michigan. 273 mi. (440 km) long. Pronunciation. The pronunciation of ILLINOIS with a final /z/, which occurs chiefly among less educated speakers, is least common in Illinois itself, increasing in frequency as distance from the state increases. /il'euh noy"/ or, sometimes, /-noyz"/, n. , pl. Illinois /-noy", -noyz"/. 1. a member of a confederacy of North American Indians of Algonquian stock, formerly occupying Illinois and adjoining regions westward. 2. the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami Indians. [1715-25, Amer.; < F, earlier Eriniouai, Ilinoués, etc. < an unidentified Algonquian language, appar. lit., one who sounds normal (i.e., speaks an Algonquian language), if equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *elen- ordinary + *-we· make sound] |
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