Amazon
noun /ˈæməzən/
/ˈæməzɑːn/
- (in ancient Greek stories) a woman from a group of female warriors (= soldiers)
（古希腊神话中的）亚马孙族女战士 - amazon(literary) a tall strong woman
高大强悍的女人 - Amazon™a company set up in 1994 to sell books through the internet. It was one of the first large companies to sell goods in this way. Customers can order books, music, DVDs and other products online, often at lower prices than the prices in shops, and the goods are delivered to their homes. The US-based website was followed by services in the UK, France, Japan and other countries. The company now also offers video, music, video game and computer services.
亚马逊： 成立于1994年的公司，通过互联网销售书籍。它是最早以这种方式销售商品的大公司之一。客户可以在线订购书籍，音乐，DVD和其他产品，价格通常低于商店的价格，然后将商品运送到家中。位于美国的网站之后，在英国，法国，日本和其他国家/地区提供服务。该公司现在还提供视频，音乐，视频游戏和计算机服务。
词源late Middle English: via Latin from Greek Amazōn, explained by the Greeks as ‘breastless’ (as if from a- ‘without’ + mazos ‘breast’), referring to the fable that the Amazons cut off the right breast so as not to interfere with the use of a bow, but probably a folk etymology of an unknown foreign word.