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A Bentley is a big, very expensive British car. It is the kind of car people picture when they say someone is rich: a long, heavy body, a quiet ride, thick seats, and a door that shuts with a deep sound.
A Bentley is Bentley是 a big, very expensive British car一種又大又非常昂貴的英國車。 It這 is the kind of car people picture是人們會想到的那種車 when they say someone is rich當他們講到有錢人的時候: a long, heavy body又長又重的車身、 a quiet ride安靜的乘坐感、 thick seats厚實的座椅、 and還有 a door that shuts with a deep sound關門時那種低沉厚重的聲音。
You often hear it next to Rolls-Royce — another old British name for a grand car — and in ordinary talk the two stand for the same idea: luxury, not a small family car. Though actually they are not the same maker, and people who care about cars will tell you they do not feel quite the same on the road; still, if someone says “he drives a Bentley,” they mean wealth and comfort, not a brand quiz.
You你 often hear it next to Rolls-Royce常常會聽到它跟Rolls-Royce一起出現—— another old British name for a grand car另一個代表豪華車的老牌英國名字——, and而 in ordinary talk在一般人的話裡 the two stand for the same idea這兩個字代表同一個概念: luxury, not a small family car豪華,不是一台小家庭房車。 Though actually不過其實 they are not the same maker它們不是同一家車廠, and而 people who care about cars懂車的人 will tell you會告訴你 they do not feel quite the same on the road開起來的感覺不太一樣; still不過 if someone says如果有人說 "he drives a Bentley"「he drives a Bentley」, they mean他們講的是 wealth and comfort財富和舒適, not a brand quiz不是在考你品牌知識。
The name began as an English family name, from a place: a meadow of bent-grass.
The name這個名字 began as an English family name最早是英格蘭的姓氏, from a place來自一個地名: a meadow of bent-grass長著bent-grass(一種草)的草地。
The cars are named after W. O. Bentley, who built them.
The cars這款車 are named after是以 W. O. BentleyW. O. Bentley, who built them(造出它們的人)的名字命名的。
Write it with a capital B; it is a name.
Write it with a capital B要用大寫B來寫; it is a name這是一個名字。
組成As a place and family name, from Old English Beonetlēah: bent (“bent-grass”) + lēah / lea (“meadow, field”). The car is named after the founder of Bentley Motors, W. O. Bentley.
原始詞典資料18 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Bentleyname詞源 1/ˈbɛntliː/
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An English habitational surname from Old English.
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Bentleynoun詞源 2/ˈbɛntliː/
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A motor car manufactured by this company.
- The car she reclined in was a 1960s Bentley.
- The EXP 100 GT is a two-door, four-seat behemoth measuring 19 feet (5.8 meters) in length. It’s designed to show what a Bentley GT might look like in the year 2035, complete with a pure-electric powertrain and self-driving capabilities.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。