bowler是什么意思
- 英式英标[\'bolɚ]
- 美式音标[\'bəʊlə]
n. 圆顶礼帽；投球手；玩滚球的人
n. (Bowler)人名；(英)鲍勒
中文词源
bowler 投球手
词源同ball, 球。
英文词源
- bowler
- bowler: [19] The bowler hat was apparently named after the Bowlers, a family of 19thcentury London hatters who specialized in its manufacture. The first known reference to it comes in the Saturday Review 21 September 1861: ‘We are informed that he … wore … a white bowler hat’.
- bowler (n.1)
- "hard round hat," 1861, said to be from a J. Bowler, 19c. London hat manufacturer. A John Bowler of Surrey, hat manufacturer, was active from the 1820s to the 1840s, and a William Bowler, hat-manufacturer, of Southwark Bridge Road, Surrey, sought a patent in 1854 for "improvements in hats and other coverings for the head." But perhaps the word is simply from bowl (n.); compare Old English heafodbolla "brainpan, skull." The earliest usages are with a lower-case b-.
- bowler (n.2)
- "player at bowls," c. 1500.
实用例句
- 1. He is the bowler-hatted figure in the foreground of Orpen's famous painting.
- 他是奥彭那幅名画中位于前景的戴圆顶硬礼帽的那个人物。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He's a rather good fast bowler.
- 他是一个非常棒的快投手。来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The bowler judged it well, timing the ball to perfection.
- 投球手判断准确, 对球速的掌握恰到好处.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.
- 队长决定把斯诺撤下,换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The fielders try to retrieve the ball quickly and return it to the bowler.
- 外野手试图迅速接过球传给投球手.来自《简明英汉词典》
