wellington: [19] The first duke of Wellington (1769–1852) was perhaps the best-known figure in British public life during the first half of the 19th century, having won considerable prestige for his military campaigns during the Napoleonic wars, and (in what amounted virtually to the first instance of personally endorsed clothing) several types of garment worn by or associated with him were named after him – among them the Wellington coat, the Wellington hat, and the Wellington trousers.
It was, however, the Wellington boot (first recorded in 1817) that carried his name down to posterity. The abbreviation welly is first recorded in 1961, and its use as a verb meaning ‘kick’ dates from the mid 1960s. The duke is also commemorated by the wellingtonia [19], a large Californian conifer.
Wellington (n.)
boot so called from 1817, for Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), who also in his lifetime had a style of coat, hat, and trousers named for him as well as a variety of apple and pine tree.
雙語例句
1. The entrance hall is littered with toys and wellington boots.
門廳里到處亂扔著玩具和雨靴。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In the winter she wears thick socks, Wellington boots and gloves.
冬天，她穿著厚襪子和橡膠雨靴，戴著手套。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He lives on Wellington Road.
他住在Wellington路.
來自辭典例句
4. The pilot decided that Christchurch was too far away, and played it safe and landed at Wellington.
飛行員認為克賴斯特徹奇距離太遠，為求穩妥，就降落在了惠靈頓。
來自柯林斯例句
5. " Well, I am connected with the Wellington -- the new hotel on Broadway.