wale

n. 鞭痕；条痕；凸条纹

vt. 在…上留下鞭痕；织成棱纹

n. (Wale)人名；(英)威尔；(瑞典)瓦勒

英文词源

wale (n.): Old English walu "ridge, bank" of earth or stone, later "ridge made on flesh by a lash" (related to weal (n.2)); from Proto-Germanic *walo (cognates: Low German wale "weal," Old Frisian walu "rod," Old Norse völr "round piece of wood," Gothic walus "a staff, stick," Dutch wortel, German wurzel "root"), from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, roll" (see volvox). The common notion perhaps is "raised line." Used in reference to the ridges of textile fabric from 1580s. Wales "horizontal planks which extend along a ship's sides" is attested from late 13c.

1. She purposely abstained from mentioning Mrs. Wale's more special insinuation.: 她故意避而不谈沃尔太太那些阴险的挑拨.

2. Under British rule , its official name was Prince of Wale's Island.: 英政府命名此岛为威尔斯新王岛.

3. But Wale argues there's more to the company's success than that.: 但是威尔坚持认为让公司成功的因素还有很多.

4. Wale also said demand from smaller cities'should ensure some growth momentum.: 甘文维还说,小城市的汽车需求应能保证部分增长势头.