1737, "shaded walk serving as a promenade," generalized from The Mall, name of a broad, tree-lined promenade in St. James's Park, London (so called from 1670s, earlier Maill, 1640s), which was so called because it formerly was an open alley that was used to play pall-mall, a croquet-like game involving hitting a ball with a mallet through a ring, from French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla "ball" (see balloon) + maglio "mallet" (see mallet). Modern sense of "enclosed shopping gallery" is from 1962 (from 1951 in reference to city streets set aside for pedestrians only). Mall rat is from 1985.
雙語例句
1. There are 40 shops, cafes and restaurants in a covered mall.
這家室內購物中心里有40家商店、咖啡館和飯店。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Plans to build a new mall were deep-sixed after protests from local residents.
修建新室內購物中心的計劃由于當地居民反對而擱淺。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Let's go to the mall.
我們去商場吧。
來自《權威詞典》
4. There is a large mall on the street.
在這條街上有一家大商場.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. MAX - MALL store, hotel for office necessary, brings a commercial leisure body the brand - new experience.