unit of measure, Old English eln, originally "forearm, length of the arm" (as a measure, anywhere from a foot and a half to two feet), from PIE *el- (1) "elbow, forearm" (cognates: Greek olene "elbow," Latin ulna, Armenian uln "shoulder," Sanskrit anih "part of the leg above the knee," Lithuanian alkune "elbow").
The exact distance varied, in part depending on whose arm was used as the base and whether it was measured from the shoulder to the fingertip or the wrist: the Scottish ell was 37.2 inches, the Flemish 27 inches. Latin ulna also was a unit of linear measure, and compare cubit. The modern English unit of 45 inches seems to have been set in Tudor times.
Whereas shee tooke an inche of liberty before, tooke an ell afterwardes [Humfrey Gifford, "A Posie of Gilloflowers," 1580].
ell (n.2)
name of the letter -L- in Latin; in reference to a type of building, 1773, American English; so called for resemblance to the shape of the alphabet letter.
ell 英文释义
1. an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
ell 双语例句
1. Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
〔谚语〕得寸进尺.
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2. He has fallen ell and suffered fever for a week.
他得病并且发烧已有一个星期了.
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3. You can ring my - ell, ring my bell ( my bell, ding - a -- a - ling ).
你可以摇响我的铃,摇响我的铃. ( 我的铃, 丁呤呤, 丁呤呤 )
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4. Evil come to us by ell and go away by inch.
祸来大步流星,祸去磨磨蹭蹭.
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5. Ell , Pam , we had better go and get help.
我们最好去找人来帮忙.
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ell 实用场景例句
Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
〔谚语〕得寸进尺.
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You can ring my - ell, ring my bell ( my bell, ding - a -- a - ling ).
你可以摇响我的铃,摇响我的铃. ( 我的铃, 丁呤呤, 丁呤呤 )
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Evil come to us by ell and go away by inch.
祸来大步流星,祸去磨磨蹭蹭.
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Ell , Pam , we had better go and get help.
我们最好去找人来帮忙.
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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
错无分大小,有错皆不好.
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Week of Ether: ell cost doubled.
以太周: 所有法术会消耗2倍魔力.
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An inch is as good as an ell.
[谚]差一寸和差一尺一样;小错大错都是错.
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Atmosphere expert thinks, as a result of ell Buddhist nun Nuo phenomenon causes this.
气象专家认为, 这是由于厄尔尼诺现象造成的.
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You can ring my ell, ring my bell . You can ring my bee - ell, ring my bell.
你可以来找我我.你可以按我家的门铃. 你可以来找我我.
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When I want to feel happy, I try to remember the ell of tobacco.
当我想感到快乐时, 我就试着回忆烟草的味道.
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The former politician is ell known for rushing into print with every idea that he has.
