英文词源
- 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.
实用例句
- 1. Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant.
- 劳埃德·乔治极力想表现得平易近人、和蔼亲切。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The City's reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd's.
- 类似劳埃德保险公司的那些丑闻令伦敦名声扫地。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd.
- 几天前，他收到劳埃德勋爵发来的一封电报。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The people who run Lloyd's of London took a pasting yesterday.
- 伦敦劳埃德保险社的经营者昨天受到了严厉批评。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mr Lloyd specialised in aftercare services.
- 劳埃德先生专门从事病后护理。
来自柯林斯例句
