lorry

• n. (Eng) truck; [vehicle] lorry; ローリー; ローリー車
• n.(Lorry)人名；（仏?独）Lorry

語源は不明。

lorry

lorry: [19] The first record we have of the word lorry is from the northwest of England in the early 1830s, when it denoted a ‘low wagon’ (it was often used for railway wagons). The modern application to a motor vehicle emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not clear where it came from, although it has been speculated that it was based on the personal name Laurie (perhaps someone called Laurie invented the vehicle). Another possibility is some connection with the Northern dialect verb lurry ‘pull’.

lorry (n.)

"a truck; a long, flat wagon," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug" (1570s), of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods" is first attested 1911.

1. He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry .

彼は目をまっすぐ前に向け、のろのろと進む前の大型トラックを追い越して加速した。

2.They used a lorry to ram the main gate.

彼らはトラックでドアに激突した。

3.The lorry driver escaped unhurt,but a pedestrian was injured.

トラック運転手は無事に脱出したが、歩行者がけがをした。

4.The lorry was travelling at 20 mph in the slow lane.

トラックは徐路を時速20マイルで走行した。

5.A lorry travelling south had a blow-out and crashed.

南行のトラックがパンクして衝突した。