英语词源
- Cheshire
- 1086, Cestre Scire, from Chester + scir "district" (see shire). Cheshire cat and its proverbial grin are attested from 1770, but the signification is obscure.
I made a pun the other day, and palmed it upon Holcroft, who grinned like a Cheshire cat. (Why do cats grin in Cheshire?--Because it was once a county palatine, and the cats cannot help laughing whenever they think of it, though I see no great joke in it.) I said that Holcroft, on being asked who were the best dramatic writers of the day, replied, "HOOK AND I." Mr Hook is author of several pieces, Tekeli, &c. You know what hooks and eyes are, don't you? They are what little boys do up their breeches with. [Charles Lamb, letter to Thomas Manning, Feb. 26, 1808]
权威例句
- 1. He had a grin on his face like a Cheshire Cat.
- 他咧着嘴笑呵呵的。
- 2. I had motored down from Cheshire.
- 我从柴郡一路南下开过来。
- 3. Cheshire has promised a more detailed plan by next month.
- 柴什承诺下个月将有更详细的方案出炉.
- 4. It's a Cheshire cat,'said the Duchess ,'and that's why.
- “ 请允许我介绍,这是我的朋友——柴郡猫. ” 爱丽丝说.
- 5. Then, to her surprise, she noticed the Cheshire cat again.
- 然后, 令她吃惊的是, 她又看到了柴郡猫.