limousine

• n. 豪華轎車；大型豪華轎車

來自法國中部地名Limousin,第一輛limousine轎車產自1902年，因其早期的車廂形式酷似Limousin人帶的斗篷而得名。也有一種說法是早期的limousine轎車因其司機位是敞篷的，司機帶一個類似Limousin斗篷防雨而得名。比較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.

一輛豪華轎車載著她沿著擁擠的高速公路飛速駛向機場。

來自柯林斯例句

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

他更愿意乘地鐵出行，不愿坐豪華轎車。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a long black chauffeur-driven limousine

由專職司機駕駛的黑色豪華加長轎車

來自《權威詞典》

4. A limousine whirred him away.

一輛轎車呼地一聲把他載走.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. She has a chauffeur - driven limousine.

她有一輛由私人司機開的豪華轎車.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》