"the lime tree," 1570s, noun use of an adjective, "of linden wood," from Old English lind "linden" (n.), from Proto-Germanic *lindjo (cognates: Old Saxon linda, Old Norse lind, Old High German linta, German linde), probably from PIE *lent-o- "flexible" (see lithe); with reference to the tree's pliant bast. Compare Russian lut?ijó "forest of lime trees," Polish ??t "switch, twig," Lithuanian lenta "board, plank."
雙語例句
1. I love your house on Linden Street.
我喜歡你們家在Linden街的房子.
來自辭典例句
2. Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale?
你能告訴我怎么去Riverdale的林登街 嗎 ?
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3. This was what Linden had hitherto shrunk from doing, but the situation was desperate.
這是林登一直不愿做的事, 可現(xiàn)在情況已經(jīng)到了山窮水盡的地步.
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4. We'll eat our supper behind the mulberry hedge, under them linden trees.
吃我們,我們將落后于桑對(duì)沖晚飯, 根據(jù)這些椴樹.
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5. Sieben Linden, a self - proclaimed eco - village , is growing fast, unlike the surrounding towns.