单词 | 贝尔蒙特 |
释义 | 〔Belmont〕German-born American banker, public official, and art collector who secured financial support for President Abraham Lincoln from European businessmen during the Civil War.贝尔蒙特,奥古斯特:(1816-1890) 德裔美籍银行家、政府官员和艺术品收藏家,内战期间他为亚伯拉罕·林肯总统从欧洲商人处获得财政支持〔Belmont〕A city of western California, a residential suburb midway between San Francisco and San Jose. Population, 24,127.贝尔蒙特:美国加利福尼亚州西部城市,是旧金山市和圣何塞市间的居住郊区。人口24,127〔Belmonte〕Spanish matador who introduced modern bullfighting techniques and completed 109 corridas.贝尔蒙特,胡安:(1892-1962) 西班牙斗牛士,引进现代斗牛技术,并完成109场斗牛〔Belmont〕A town of eastern Massachusetts, a residential suburb of Boston. Population, 24,720.贝尔蒙特:美国马萨诸塞州东部城镇,是波士顿市的居住郊区。人口24,720〔hosey〕Children in New England, especially in the Boston area,use the expressionI hosey when they are choosing sides for a game. TheBoston Globe asked readers about it in late 1987 and received responses from Boston; Belmont, Massachusetts; New Hampshire; and Maine.Its users agree that it is a children's expressionbut are unsure of its origin—some think that it derives from a pronunciation ofchoose with a heavy Irish brogue. Another possible origin of the expression is French-Canadianchoisir, "to choose.” 新英格兰,特别是波士顿地区的孩子们在进行一种游戏时,用我加入 表示选择加入哪一边来分组。 波士顿环球 杂志在1987年后半年时就此用语向其读者进行征询, 得到了波士顿地区、马萨诸塞州贝尔蒙特地区、新罕布什尔州及缅因州的读者的响应。此语使用者同意此语为孩童用语这一说法,但都不能确定其来源。有些读者认为其来自choose 这一词的带有浓重爱尔兰土腔的发音。 另一可能的词源是加拿大法语中choisir 一词“选择” |
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