Douglas
['dʌɡləs]
- n.ダグラス（男性の名前）；ダグラス（イギリス、マン島の首都）
英語の語源
- Douglas
- family name (late 12c.), later masc. personal name, from Gaelic Dubh glas "the dark water," name of a place in Lanarkshire. As a given name, in the top 40 for boys born in U.S. from 1942 to 1971. Douglas fir named for David Douglas (1798-1834), Scottish botanist who first recorded it in Pacific Northwest, 1825. Douglas scheme, Douglas plan, Douglassite, etc. refer to "social credit" economic model put forth by British engineer Maj. Clifford Hugh Douglas (1879-1952).
例文
- 1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter,erratic in his previous fights.
- ダグラスは29歳で、腕のいいボクサーで、以前の試合ではあまり安定していなかった。
- 2.Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.
- 昨夜ダグラスの刑務所に単独で監禁された。
- 3.If Douglas came down hard enough on him,Dale would rebel.
- ダグラスがデルに厳しすぎると反抗する。
- 4.The hero，Danny，bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas .
- 主人公ダニーとカーク?ダグラスは驚くほど似ている。
- 5. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office.She refused to take his calls.
- ダグラスはキャサリンのオフィスに電話をかけたが、彼女は出なかった。
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