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.
权威例句
1. Stan Laurel was born at number 3, Argyll Street.
斯坦·劳雷尔出生在阿盖尔街3号。
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。
3. the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy
劳莱和哈代这对喜剧搭档
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.
5. Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.