"of the woods," 1570s, from Middle French sylvain (1530s), from Latin silvanus "pertaining to wood or forest" (originally only in silvanae "goddesses of the woods"), from silva "wood, woodland, forest, orchard, grove," of unknown origin. The unetymological -y- is a misspelling in Latin from influence of Greek hyle "forest," from which the Latin word formerly was supposed to derive.
雙語例句
1. Venerable oaks forms a sylvan archway.
古老的櫟樹形成一條林蔭拱道.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. They lived in a sylvan retreat.
他們住在一個林中休養(yǎng)地.
來自辭典例句
3. Claire Sylvan is the executive director of the group.
克萊爾?西爾文是該組織的執(zhí)行理事.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Sharing their expertise, they provide unequaled personal service to SYLVAN customers.
公司的客戶可以分享他們的專業(yè)技能, 以及他們提供的不同的個人服務(wù).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Squirrel - Sylvan retirement being the delight of its bearer.