early 18c., Elzevir (via French Elzévir), from Dutch Elsevier, the name of a family of Dutch printers famed for the accuracy and elegance of their work; especially in reference to editions of the classics and other works published by them c. 1580-1680.
雙語例句
1. The study appears in Social Science & # 38 ; Medicine, published by the Dutch publishing house Elsevier.