limousine

• n. 豪华轿车；大型豪华轿车

来自法国中部地名Limousin,第一辆limousine轿车产自1902年，因其早期的车厢形式酷似Limousin人带的斗篷而得名。也有一种说法是早期的limousine轿车因其司机位是敞篷的，司机带一个类似Limousin斗篷防雨而得名。比较coach,landau.

limousine

limousine: [20] Limousin is a former province of central France. Its inhabitants commonly wore a distinctive style of cloak, and when at the beginning of the 20th century a new and luxurious type of car was designed with a closed passenger compartment and an open but roofed seat for the driver, it evidently struck someone that the roof resembled a Limousin cloak, and so the car was named a limousine. The American abbreviation limo is first recorded from the 1960s.

limousine (n.)

1902, "enclosed automobile with open driver's seat," from French limousine, from Limousin, region in central France, originally an adjective referring to its chief city, Limoges, from Latin Lemovices, name of a people who lived near there, perhaps named in reference to their elm spears or bows. The Latin adjective form of the name, Lemovicinus, is the source of French Limousin.

Modern automobile meaning evolved from perceived similarity of the car's profile to a type of hood worn by the inhabitants of that province. Since 1930s, synonymous in American English with "luxury car;" applied from 1959 to vehicles that take people to and from large airports. Limousine liberal first attested 1969.

1. A limousine swept her along the busy freeway to the airport.

一辆豪华轿车载着她沿着拥挤的高速公路飞速驶向机场。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He prefers travelling on the Tube to riding in a limousine.

他更愿意乘地铁出行，不愿坐豪华轿车。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a long black chauffeur-driven limousine

由专职司机驾驶的黑色豪华加长轿车

来自《权威词典》

4. A limousine whirred him away.

一辆轿车呼地一声把他载走.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She has a chauffeur - driven limousine.

她有一辆由私人司机开的豪华轿车.

来自《简明英汉词典》