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单词 quinta
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Definition of quinta in English:

quinta

noun ˈkɪntaˈkwɪntəˈkwin(t)ə
  • 1(in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town.

    (西班牙,葡萄牙,拉丁美洲)(乡间或市郊的)别墅;宅邸

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His assertion that the country house, or quinta, was of only one story, is apparently based on a document that refers to the residence as ‘two low dwellings.’
    • Hidden away in the forest and mountains, the picture-postcard town of Sintra is home to impressive palaces and traditional quintas.
    • I grew up in Buenos Aires, and my parents' quinta a little outside the city was named ‘Buen Aire’.
    1. 1.1 A country estate, in particular a wine-growing estate in Portugal.
      乡间地产(尤指葡萄牙的葡萄园)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The lodges in these vineyards are known as quintas, and some offer wine classes, lunch and tours.
      • It overlooks a former quinta or agricultural estate, now swallowed up by the city and transformed into a large public park.
      • Single quinta vintage ports are wholly unblended and can give some very idiosyncratic tastes.
      • Madeira's hotels are outstanding, many of them converted quintas.
      • In the 1980s and 1990s a number of single estates or quintas have also emerged, making high-quality varietal wines from grapes such as Alvarinho, Loureiro, and Avesso.
      • Upriver amidst rocky hills, villages and quintas - country estates - lie Portugal's steep and fabled vineyards.
      • At some quintas, grapes are still trodden by foot in shallow stone troughs.

Origin

Spanish and Portuguese, from quinta parte 'fifth part' (originally referring to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent).

Definition of quinta in US English:

quinta

nounˈkwin(t)ə
  • 1(in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town.

    (西班牙,葡萄牙,拉丁美洲)(乡间或市郊的)别墅;宅邸

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His assertion that the country house, or quinta, was of only one story, is apparently based on a document that refers to the residence as ‘two low dwellings.’
    • I grew up in Buenos Aires, and my parents' quinta a little outside the city was named ‘Buen Aire’.
    • Hidden away in the forest and mountains, the picture-postcard town of Sintra is home to impressive palaces and traditional quintas.
    1. 1.1 A country estate, in particular a wine-growing estate in Portugal.
      乡间地产(尤指葡萄牙的葡萄园)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It overlooks a former quinta or agricultural estate, now swallowed up by the city and transformed into a large public park.
      • In the 1980s and 1990s a number of single estates or quintas have also emerged, making high-quality varietal wines from grapes such as Alvarinho, Loureiro, and Avesso.
      • Upriver amidst rocky hills, villages and quintas - country estates - lie Portugal's steep and fabled vineyards.
      • At some quintas, grapes are still trodden by foot in shallow stone troughs.
      • The lodges in these vineyards are known as quintas, and some offer wine classes, lunch and tours.
      • Single quinta vintage ports are wholly unblended and can give some very idiosyncratic tastes.
      • Madeira's hotels are outstanding, many of them converted quintas.

Origin

Spanish and Portuguese, from quinta parte ‘fifth part’ (originally referring to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent).

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