| 释义 |
次大陆cìdàlù面积比洲小,在地理上或政治上有某种程度独立性的陆地。如喜马拉雅山把印度、巴基斯坦、孟加拉地区和亚洲其他部分分割开,在地理上形成一个独立的单元,称为‘南亚次大陆’。{subcontinent; land mass smaller than a continent, with a certain degree of independence geographically or politically. For example, the South Asian subcontinent, consisting of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas to become a self-contained independent geographical unit} |