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laurel

英 ['lɒr(ə)l] 美 ['lɔrəl]

解释

n. 桂冠，殊荣；月桂树
vt. 授予荣誉，使戴桂冠
n. (Laurel)人名；(法)洛雷尔；(英、西、意)劳雷尔

※ 提供单词"laurel"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

laurel 月桂树

词源不详，可能来自希腊语Daphne,希腊神话仙女，因逃避阿波罗追求，投河自尽，死后化作月桂树，阿波罗感慨万千，用桂树编成的花冠奖励古希腊最优秀的诗人。

英文词源

laurel (n.): c. 1300, lorrer, from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1831.

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例句和用法

1. Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street.: 斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。

2. Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia.: 其巨大的立柱为月桂和木兰花所环绕。

3. the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy: 劳莱和哈代这对喜剧搭档

4. He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath.: 他身穿罗马人的褶叠短裙,头戴桂冠.

5. Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.: 达夫尼被阿波罗穷追不舍,最后被变成一棵桂树.