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TSUMUGU · named-entity · 詞
希臘 word · named-entity
希臘 ＝ 希 ＋ 臘
ㄒㄧ ㄌㄚˋ · xīlà
proper noun — Greece, a country in southeastern Europe

字源 FORM — what the parts do

希chosen for sound (希望)xīpicked to render the "He-" of Hellas, not for meaning
臘chosen for sound (臘月)làpicked to render the "-llas" sound, not for meaning
希臘，希望的希，臘月的臘。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

古老的神廟、奧運的起點——希臘。
The old temples and the first Olympics — Greece.
記憶法
關 · Related
雅典yǎdiǎnAthens, its capital