c. 1300, lorrer, from Old French laurier (12c.), from Latin laurus "laurel tree," probably related to Greek daphne "laurel" (for change of d- to l- see lachrymose), probably from a pre-IE Mediterranean language. The change of second -r- to -l- after mid-14c. is by dissimilation. An emblem of victory or of distinction, hence the phrase to rest (originally repose) on one's laurels, first attested 1831.
实用例句
1. Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street.
斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia.
其巨大的立柱为月桂和木兰花所环绕。
来自柯林斯例句
3. the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
劳莱和哈代这对喜剧搭档
来自《权威词典》
4. He was wearing a Roman kilt and laurel wreath.
他身穿罗马人的褶叠短裙,头戴桂冠.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.
