Erl-king

英文词源

Erl-king (n.)

1797, in Scott's translation of Goethe, from German Erl-könig, fiend who haunts the depths of forests in German and Scandinavian poetic mythology, literally "alder-king;" according to OED, Herder's erroneous translation of Danish ellerkonge "king of the elves." Compare German Eller, Erle "alder" (see alder).

双语例句

1. He was eking out an existence on a few francs a day.

他每天就靠几法郎勉强度日。

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2. She is eking out her income by working in the evenings.

她在晚上工作以增加收入.

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3. They had to have some way of eking out a reasonable existence.

他们不得不辛辛苦苦地维持合理的生活.

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4. He had been eking out a wretched existence, story - telling, or selling tobacco.

他辛辛苦苦地凑合着生活, 说书, 或者卖烟草.

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