masc. proper name, from the family name, from the region of the Clyde River in Scotland (see Clydesdale). Most popular in U.S. for boys c. 1890-1910, falling off rapidly thereafter, hence probably its use in 1940s teenager slang for "a square, one not versed in popular music or culture."
雙語例句
1. His description fits perfectly the evidence dug up by Clyde.
他的描述和克萊德發(fā)現(xiàn)的證據(jù)正好吻合。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the Firth of Clyde
克萊德灣
來自《權威詞典》
3. Waterfalls never fail to attract and those at the Falls of Clyde are no exception.
瀑布向來都不乏吸引力，克萊德瀑布群也不例外。
來自柯林斯例句
4. There was about Jephson a hard , integrated earnestness which soon convinced Clyde.
杰甫遜的堅決與認真立刻使克萊德心悅誠服.
來自辭典例句
5. The days that followed were diverting and yet troublesome enough to Clyde.