avenue
英 ['æv(ə)njuː]
美 ['ævənu]
- n. 大街;林蔭大道;[比喻](達到某物的)途徑,手段,方法,渠道
助記提示
avenue 林蔭道,大街“在林蔭大道上安慰妞”
2. 諧音“俺問路、愛問路”。
中文詞源
avenue 大街前綴a-同ad-.詞根ven, 來,見advent.
英文詞源
- avenue (n.)
- c. 1600, "a way of approach" (originally a military word), from Middle French avenue "way of access," from Old French avenue "act of approaching, arrival," noun use of fem. of avenu, past participle of avenir "to come to, arrive," from Latin advenire "to come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning shifted to "a way of approach to a country-house," usually bordered by trees, hence, "a broad, tree-lined roadway" (1650s), then to "wide, main street" (by 1846, especially in U.S.).
雙語例句
- 1. There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.
- 還有一個辦法可用,但需要進一步的磋商。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The party leader said the street should be renamed Freedom Avenue.
- 政黨領導人說這條街道應該重新命名為自由大道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. A military parade marched slowly and solemnly down Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 閱兵隊列沿賓夕法尼亞大道緩慢而莊嚴地行進。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Bergdorf Goodman has opened a men's store on Fifth Avenue.
- 波道夫·古德曼在第五大道上開了一家男裝店。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Lily lives in a penthouse just off Park Avenue.
- 莉莉住在公園大道附近的一套頂層豪華公寓裏。
來自柯林斯例句