词汇 | boulevard |
词源 | boulevard. Stroll down a boulevard and you are literally strolling down a military rampart or bulwark. The first boule- vard was a wide promenade made from the old defensive walls encircling Paris. This was called le boulevard after the aban- doned ramparts it followed, and was soon applied to any simi- lar broad street. |
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