The Portuguese voyages to the spice Islands, which brought the question of Java to the fore.
葡萄牙人航抵香料群岛, 使爪哇问题突出起来.
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Abreu's expedition, which left Malacca for the Spice Islands in December 1511, met with little success.
阿布雷乌率领的远征队在1511年11月离开马六甲,驶往香料群岛, 但成效甚微.
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英英释义
Noun
1. a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands