我们喜欢用昵称称呼人,绰号比名字更好地定义了人,更诙谐更犀利,暗示了我们很多的个性或者黑历史。 其实城市入人,也是如此。 无论是受其历史,建筑,当地文化还是自然属性的启发,这些外号充满的热情和关注,可以捕捉到他们所描述的地方的本质。下面是全球一个城市的英文外号。
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1.巴黎–爱之城,光明之城,拉维尔·卢米埃尔 Paris – The City of Love, The City of Light, La Ville-Lumiere1
2.布拉格–百塔之城,黄金城,城市之母 Prague – The City of Hundred Spires, The Golden City, The Mother of Cities2. Prague – The City of Hundred Spires, The Golden City, The Mother of Cities
3.纽约–苹果城 New York – The Big Apple
4.拉斯维加斯–罪恶之城 Las Vegas – Sin City
5.芝加哥–风城 Chicago – The Windy City
6.温哥华–雨城,大烟囱 Vancouver – Raincity, The Big Smoke
7.蒙特利尔– 美丽城(Belle Ville)法国镇,山城 Montreal – La Belle Ville, Frenchtown, The City-Mountain
8.洛杉矶–天使之城 Los Angeles – The City of Angels
9.新奥尔良–大易 New Orleans – The Big Easy
10.费城–费城兄弟之爱之城. Philadelphia – City of Brotherly Love, Philly
11.阿姆斯特丹–北部威尼斯,莫库姆11. Amsterdam – Venice of the North, Mokum11. Amsterdam – Venice of the North, Mokum
12.威尼斯–海中新娘 海鸟 Venice – La Serenissima, Bride of the Sea
13.维也纳–皇城,梦想之城,音乐之城 Vienna – The Imperial City, The City of Dreams, The City of Music
14.伦敦– 平方英里,老烟,烟,大烟儿 London – The Square Mile, The Old Smoke, The Smoke, The Big Smoke
15.底特律–汽车城 Detroit – Motor City
16.迈阿密–小古巴 魔术城 Miami – The Magic City, Little Cuba
17.孟菲斯–布拉夫城 Memphis – Bluff City
18.佩特拉–玫瑰红城 Petra – The Rose Red City
19.匹兹堡–钢铁城,钢铁城 Pittsburgh – Steel City, Iron City
20.罗马–永恒之城,七山之城 Rome – The Eternal City, City of the Seven Hills
21.西雅图–翡翠城 Seattle – The Emerald City
22.布加勒斯特–小巴黎 Bucharest – Little Paris
23.佛罗伦萨–百合花城 Florence – The City of Lilies
24.巴塞罗那–伯爵市,高迪市 Barcelona – The City of Counts, The City of Gaudi
25.布达佩斯–多瑙河的明珠 Budapest – Pearl of the Danube
26.多伦多–皇后区,纽约大泥泞区,霍格敦 Toronto – Queen City, The Big Muddy York, Hogtown
27.都柏林–美丽的城市 Dublin – The Fair City
28.耶路撒冷–圣城 Jerusalem – The Holy City
29.波士顿–路由?豆镇? Boston – The Hub, Beantown
30.旧金山–弗里斯科,海湾城,黄金城,圣弗朗 San Francisco – Frisco, The City by the Bay, The Golden City, San Fran
31.莫斯科–白石城,四十年代,第三罗马 Moscow – The Whitestone, The Forty Forties, Third Rome
32.爱丁堡–奥尔德·瑞奇 Edinburgh – Auld Reekie
33.日内瓦–和平之都 Geneva – The Peace Capital
34.里约热内卢–奇妙的城市 Rio de Janeiro – Marvelous City
35.萨尔茨堡–白城35. Salzburg – White City
36.孟买–美丽新世界?表示不太信 Mumbai – The City of Dreams
37.新加坡–狮城 Singapore – The Lion City
38.那不勒斯–太阳之城 Naples – City of the Sun
39.博洛尼亚– Red City; La Dotta,La Rossa,La Grassa(念书的,红城,肥仔,胖城) Bologna – Red City; La Dotta, La Rossa, La Grassa (the educated, the red, the fat)
40.都灵–四河之城 Turin – City of Four Rivers (地方不错)
41.热那亚–超级碗(极品,骄傲的一位)41. Genoa – La Superba (The Superb, The Proud One) 这地方因为小时爱玩游戏大航海,特意去参观过。
42.巴勒莫–快乐 Palermo – The Happy
43.米兰–世界时尚之都,宜人的城市. Milan – Fashion Capital of the World, The Drinkable City
44.开罗–尼罗河巴黎Cairo – Paris of the Nile
45.布宜诺斯艾利斯-美洲巴黎,普拉塔女王Buenos Aires – Paris of the Americas, Queen of the Plata
46.乌斯怀亚–世界尽头 Ushuaia – The End of the World
47.墨尔本–海湾城市,荒凉的城市,澳大利亚欧洲 Melbourne – City by the Bay, Bleak City, Europe of Australia
48.悉尼–海港城 Sydney – The Harbour City
49.约翰内斯堡–埃格里或黄金之城,约济,约堡 Johannesburg – Egoli or City of Gold, Jozi, Joburg
50.圣保罗–巴西火车头,细雨之地,桑帕. Sao Paulo – Brazil’s Locomotive, Land of Drizzle, Sampa
51. Dubrovnik – The Pearl of the Adriatic 杜布罗夫尼克–亚得里亚海的明珠
52. Helsinki – The White City of the North 赫尔辛基–北部的白城
53. Bordeaux – City of Wine 波尔多–葡萄酒之城
54. Nice – Angels City 尼斯–天使之城 沙滩很安逸
5. Berlin – The Grey City 宝马灰?
56. Jaipur – The Pink City 斋浦尔–粉红之城
57. Oslo – Tiger Town 奥斯陆–虎村 有气势哦
58. Warsaw – Default City, Big Village in the Middle of Nowhere 华沙–默认城市,茫茫荒野中的大村庄
59. St Petersburg – The Mind of Russia 圣彼得堡–俄国大脑
60. Madrid – El Foro, The Forum 马德里–论坛 论坛
61. Athens – The City of Violet Crown 雅典–紫罗兰皇冠市
62. Dallas – Big D 达拉斯 大帝
63. Hong Kong – Pearl of the Orient 香港–东方明珠
64. Munich – Toytown, Millionendorf (village of a million people), World City with Heart 慕尼黑–玩具城,Millionendorf(百万人口的村庄),有心脏的世界城市
65. Birmingham – The City of a Thousand Trades, Brum 伯明翰–布鲁姆千商之城
66. Lisbon – City with a Future, City of Seven Hills, The White City.里斯本–未来之城,七山之城,白城67.
67.The Hague – City of Peace and Justice 海牙–和平与正义之城
8. Kolkata – City of Palaces, City of Love, City of Joy 加尔各答–宫殿之城 爱之城,欢乐之城
69. Beijing – The Forbidden City 北京 紫禁城....
70. Adelaide – City of Churches 教堂之城
71. Zagreb – Little Vienna 萨格勒布–小维也纳
72. Bruges – Venice of the North 布鲁日–北部的威尼斯
73. Marseille – Phocean City 海洋城
74. Tel Aviv – The City that Never Stops, The Big Orange, The Bubble 特拉维夫–永不停息的城市,大橘子,泡沫
75. Bolzano – The Door to the Dolomites, The German One 博尔扎诺–云岩之门,德国一哥
6. Sanremo – The City of Dreams 76.圣雷莫–美丽的新世界
77. Tivoli – City of Delights 蒂沃利–欢乐之城
78. Vicenza – City of Gold 维琴察–黄金之城
79. Kuala Lumpur – Golden Triangle 吉隆坡–金三
80. Cuernavaca – The City of Eternal Spring 奎尔纳瓦卡–永恒之城
81. Tijuana – Television Capital of the World .蒂华纳–世界影都?电视都?
82. Rotterdam – Manhattan upon Meuse 鹿特丹–默兹曼哈顿
83. Lima – City of the Kings 利马–王城
84. Manila – City by the Bay.马尼拉–滨海湾城市
85. Porto – The Invincible City 波尔图–金城(固若金汤)
86. Cadiz – The Little Silver Cup 加的斯–小银杯
87. Bilbao – El Bocho 毕尔巴鄂 。。。
88. Zurich – Little Big City 苏黎世–小大城市
89. Kyiv – The Mother of Rus’ Cities 基辅–罗斯城市之母
90. Honolulu – Sheltered Bay 火奴鲁鲁–庇护湾
91. Macau – Oyster City 澳门–牡蛎城
92. Wroclaw – City of Hundred Bridges 弗罗茨瓦夫–百桥之城
93. Beirut – Paris of the Middle East 贝鲁特–中东巴黎
94. Udine – Capital of the Great War 乌迪内-大战之都
95. Ancona – Doric City 安科纳–多里克城
96. Tehran – The City of 72 Nations 德黑兰– 72国之城
97. Bengaluru – The City of Gardens 班加罗尔–花园之城
98. Leipzig – Bimbo Town 莱比锡–宾堡镇
99. Split – The Diocletian’s City 斯普利特–戴克里先城
100. Grenoble – Capital of the Alps 格勒诺布尔-阿尔卑斯山之都
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