Morton
英 ['mɔ:tən]
美
英文詞源
- Morton
- surname, from the many Mortons on the map of England, literally "moor or marsh settlement." Morton's Fork (1759) is in reference to John Morton (c. 1420-1500), archbishop of Canterbury, who levied forced loans under Henry VII by arguing the obviously rich could afford to pay and the obviously poor clearly were living frugally and thus had savings and could pay, too.
雙語例句
- 1. Zoologist Eugene Morton has propounded a general theory of the vocal sounds that animals make.
- 動物學家尤金·莫頓提出了一個有關動物發聲的概括性理論。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince.
- 鮑裏斯·西季斯醫生是一位出生於俄國、素負盛名的精神病學家，有些人認為他堪與皮埃爾·雅內和莫頓·普林斯比肩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mr Morton is undoubtedly cleverer than Mr Kirkby, but he will be hard put to match his popularity.
- 莫頓先生無疑比柯克比先生更聰明，但他將很難像柯克比先生那樣受人歡迎。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. National Parks & Conservation Ass'n v. Morton, 498 F .2 d 765 ( D. C . Cir.1974 ).
- "(見"國家公園 和 自然資源保護區協會訴莫頓"案,載於《聯邦判例匯猻第二輯, 第498卷,第765頁 ( 哥倫比亞 特區 巡回法庭, 1974 ). )
來自英漢非文學 - 行政法
- 5. His mother explained to him her liberal designs in case of his marrying Miss Morton.
- 他母親向他說明在他娶莫頓小姐的情況下為他所作的慷慨的安排.
來自辭典例句