Lloyd
英 [lɔɪd]
美
英文詞源
- Lloyd
- male proper name, from Welsh Llwyd, literally "gray," from PIE *pel- (2) "pale" (see pallor). Lloyd's, meaning the London-based association of marine underwriters, is first recorded as such 1805, from Lloyd's Coffee House, Tower Street, London, opened in 1688 by Edward Lloyd, who supplied shipping information to his patrons.
雙語例句
- 1. Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant.
- 勞埃德·喬治極力想表現得平易近人、和藹親切。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's.
- 類似勞埃德保險公司的那些醜聞令倫敦名聲掃地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
- 幾天前，他收到勞埃德勳爵發來的一封電報。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The people who run Lloyd's of London took a pasting yesterday.
- 倫敦勞埃德保險社的經營者昨天受到了嚴厲批評。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mr Lloyd specialised in aftercare services.
- 勞埃德先生專門從事病後護理。
來自柯林斯例句