A Mercedes is a car made by the German company Daimler-Benz (the cars are often called Mercedes-Benz).

MercedesA Mercedes is a car made by 是德國Daimler-Benz公司製造的一款車the German company Daimler-Benz（這些車常被稱為Mercedes-Benzthe cars are often called Mercedes-Benz）。

In ordinary talk the name stands for a strong, expensive, well-built car — the kind rich people, successful business people, and political leaders are thought to buy. In the UK people informally call one a Merc; in the US they informally call one a Benz. Though actually, the company now makes smaller models too, but the idea of the word is still ‘a fancy German car.’ It is a brand name, so it takes a capital M.

在一般口語裡In ordinary talk，這個名字the name 代表一種堅固、昂貴、做工好的車stands for a strong, expensive, well-built car——那種the kind 有錢人、成功的商人和政治領袖rich people, successful business people, and political leaders 被認為會買的車are thought to buy。在英國In the UK，人們口語上會叫它Mercpeople informally call one a Merc；在美國in the US 人們口語上會叫它Benzthey informally call one a Benz。不過其實Though actually，現在這家公司the company now 也做比較小的車款makes smaller models too，但but 這個詞給人的印象the idea of the word 還是「一台高檔德國車」is still 'a fancy German car.'。它It 是個品牌名is a brand name，所以so 開頭要大寫Mit takes a capital M。

The name is not German in origin. It comes from Spanish Mercedes, a woman’s name from Mary, Our Lady of Mercy. The car was named for Mercédès Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek, who ordered a large batch of cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

這個名字The name 起源不是德文is not German in origin。它It 源自西班牙文的Mercedescomes from Spanish Mercedes，一個女子名a woman's name 來自聖母瑪利亞、慈悲聖母之意from Mary, Our Lady of Mercy。這輛車The car 是以Mercédès Jellinek命名的was named for Mercédès Jellinek，她是奧地利商人Emil Jellinek的女兒the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek，這位商人向Gottlieb Daimler訂購了一大批車who ordered a large batch of cars from Gottlieb Daimler。