英语词汇the strand的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	the strand
词源	the Strand. “The business belonged to Thomas Boller of the Strand.” On reading a sentence like that, Americans often won- der just what the British mean by “the Strand.” The name refers to a well-known London street that connects the area called the City of London to Westminster. Since the street runs along the shore (or strand) of the Thames River, it is called the Strand.
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