masc. proper name, from the family name, from the region of the Clyde River in Scotland (see Clydesdale). Most popular in U.S. for boys c. 1890-1910, falling off rapidly thereafter, hence probably its use in 1940s teenager slang for "a square, one not versed in popular music or culture."
权威例句
1. His description fits perfectly the evidence dug up by Clyde.
他的描述和克莱德发现的证据正好吻合。
2. the Firth of Clyde
克莱德湾
3. Waterfalls never fail to attract and those at the Falls of Clyde are no exception.
瀑布向来都不乏吸引力,克莱德瀑布群也不例外。
4. There was about Jephson a hard , integrated earnestness which soon convinced Clyde.
杰甫逊的坚决与认真立刻使克莱德心悦诚服.
5. The days that followed were diverting and yet troublesome enough to Clyde.