Arabic Makkah, sacred city of Islam, birthplace of Muhammad, which every Muslim must visit at least once. Origins have been proposed in Phoenician maqaq "ruined" or Arabic mahrab "sanctuary." Figurative sense of "any place one holds supremely sacred" (usually with lower-case m-) is in English from 1850. Related: Meccan.
雙語例句
1. Thailand has become the tourist mecca of Asia.
泰國已經(jīng)成為亞洲的旅游勝地。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The coast is a mecca for tourists.
沿海一帶是旅游的熱門景點(diǎn)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca
前往麥加的穆斯林朝圣者
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.