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An old and highly respected university in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States. It was founded in 1701, which makes it the third oldest university in the country, and it is one of the eight Ivy League schools — a small group of old north-eastern universities with famous names, very hard entrance, and a reputation that opens doors.
An old and highly respected university in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States這是一所位於美國康乃狄克州紐哈芬、歷史悠久且備受推崇的大學。It它 was founded in 1701創立於1701年，which makes it the third oldest university in the country是美國第三古老的大學，and it它 is one of the eight Ivy League schools是八所常春藤名校之一——a small group of old north-eastern universities with famous names, very hard entrance, and a reputation that opens doors這是一小群東北部的老牌大學，名氣響亮、很難考進去，名聲能幫你打開很多門
Alongside Harvard it is the school Americans name when they want to say "the very top". Yale is known for law, drama, art and the humanities in particular; a striking number of American presidents and Supreme Court judges studied there.
Alongside Harvard跟哈佛一樣 it它 is the school Americans name when they want to say "the very top".是美國人想說「頂尖」時會提到的學校。Yale Yale is known for law, drama, art and the humanities in particular特別以法律、戲劇、藝術和人文學科聞名；a striking number of American presidents and Supreme Court judges相當多美國總統和最高法院法官 studied there都是那裡畢業的
In speech people simply say "Yale" for the whole thing — "she got into Yale", "he teaches at Yale" — and you can also use it in front of another noun: a Yale student, a Yale degree, the Yale library.
In speech在口語裡 people人們 simply say "Yale" for the whole thing直接說"Yale"就代表整個學校——"she got into Yale"「她考上Yale了」、"he teaches at Yale"「他在Yale教書」——and you你 can also use it in front of another noun也可以放在另一個名詞前面：a Yale student, a Yale degree, the Yale library
There is a second, quite separate Yale you may see: a Yale lock, the common cylinder lock with a small flat key, named after Yale who invented it. In Britain especially, people call that kind of key a Yale key. Same spelling, no connection to the university.
There is a second, quite separate Yale you may see還有另一個完全不同的Yale你可能會看到：a Yale lock就是a Yale lock，the common cylinder lock with a small flat key常見的圓筒鎖，配一把小扁鑰匙，named after Linus Yale who invented it以發明者Linus Yale命名。In Britain especially尤其在英國，people人們 call that kind of key a Yale key會把那種鑰匙叫做Yale key。Same spelling拼法一樣，no connection to the university跟這所大學沒有關係
組成A family name, given to the school after Elihu Yale, an early donor who paid for much of its first building. The surname itself comes from a Welsh place name, Iâl, from a Welsh word meaning a clearing or farmed upland.
原始詞典資料10 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。
Yalename詞源 1/jeɪl/
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A university in the eastern United States.
- But all this still does not rise to the level of a constitutional crisis, according to Jack Balkin, a Yale law professor who has written in depth about the term along with University of Texas professor Sanford Levinson. Democrats in Congress can go to the courts to have their subpoenas enforced, although Balkin said that is not an ideal path.
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A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
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A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
- Coordinate term: Jyutping
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A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
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A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
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historicalIâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
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A surname transferred from the place name.
Yalename詞源 2
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A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
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A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language
yalenoun
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A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed as an antelope- or goatlike four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction.
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。