词汇 | league |
词根词缀 | 词源: 1. league (n.1) "alliance," 1452, ligg, from M.Fr. ligue "confederacy, league," from It. lega, from legare "to tie, to bind," from L. ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Originally among nations, subsequently extended to political associations (1846) and sports associations (1879). League of Nations first attested 1917 (created 1919). 2. league (n.2) "distance of about three miles," late 14c., from L.L. leuga (cf. Fr. lieue, Sp. legua, It. lega), said by Roman writers to be from Gaulish. A vague measure (perhaps originally an hour's hike) never in official use in England, where the record of it is more often poetic than practical. 词根记忆: n. 同盟,联盟;联合会,社团Long Tongue League's colleagues are fatigued with cataloguing.长舌联合会的同僚们编目录编累了. |
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