surname attested from mid-12c., literally "dweller at the hares' wood." Harley Street in London from the 1830s was associated with eminent physicians and used metonymically for "medical specialists collectively." As a type of motorcycle, by 1968, short for Harley-Davidson, the motorcycle manufacturer founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., 1905 by engine designer William S. Harley (1880-1943) and Arthur Davidson.
雙語例句
1. a Harley Street doctor
哈利街的醫(yī)生
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Labor economist Harley Shaekin argues the cost needs to be viewed in perspective.
工黨經(jīng)濟學(xué)家哈利·謝金認為要客觀看待成本。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Harley - Davidson introduces the EL, an overhead valve, 61 cubic inch powered bike.