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.
实用例句
1. Thailand has become the tourist mecca of Asia.
泰国已经成为亚洲的旅游胜地。来自柯林斯例句
2. The coast is a mecca for tourists.
沿海一带是旅游的热门景点。来自《权威词典》
3. Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca
前往麦加的穆斯林朝圣者来自《权威词典》
4. He was on his annual pilgrimage to Mecca when he fell ill.
