gaol
英 [dʒeɪl]
美
英文词源
- gaol
- gaol: see jail
- gaol (n.)
- see jail (n.), you tea-sodden football hooligan. Formerly in official use in Britain, and thus sometimes regarded in U.S. as a characteristic British spelling (though George Washington used it); by the time of OED 2nd edition (1980s) both spellings were considered correct there; the g- spelling is said to have been dominant longest in Australia.
[T]he very anomalous pronunciation of g soft before other vowels than e, i, & y ... is a strong argument for writing jail [Fowler]
双语例句
- 1. He could wind up in gaol.
- 他可能最后会进监狱。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was released from the gaol.
- 他被释放出狱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. You'll go to gaol if you touch the money.
- 如果你碰这钱,你就会去坐牢.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.
- 这男人因犯抢劫罪而坐了几年牢.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The bigger ( ie worse ) the crime, the longer the gaol sentence.
- 犯的罪越大,刑期越长.
来自辞典例句