university in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., founded 1701 as Collegiate School, renamed 1718 in honor of a gift from British merchant-philanthropist Elihu Yale (1649-1721). As a kind of lock, 1854, invented by U.S. mechanic Linus Yale Jr. (1821-1868). The surname is Welsh, from ial, and means "dweller at the fertile upland." Related: Yalie.
雙語例句
1. I came into contact with very bright Harvard and Yale students.
我接觸到一些非常聰明的哈佛和耶魯?shù)膶W(xué)生。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He took a master's degree in economics at Yale.
他選擇了攻讀耶魯大學(xué)的經(jīng)濟學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。
來自柯林斯例句
3. These two members of Yale's Class of '57 never miss a reunion.