"the lime tree," 1570s, noun use of an adjective, "of linden wood," from Old English lind "linden" (n.), from Proto-Germanic *lindjo (cognates: Old Saxon linda, Old Norse lind, Old High German linta, German linde), probably from PIE *lent-o- "flexible" (see lithe); with reference to the tree's pliant bast. Compare Russian lutĭijó "forest of lime trees," Polish łęt "switch, twig," Lithuanian lenta "board, plank."
linden 双语例句
1. I love your house on Linden Street.
我喜欢你们家在Linden街的房子.
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2. Can you tell me how to get to Linden Street, in Riverdale?
你能告诉我怎么去Riverdale的林登街 吗 ?
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3. This was what Linden had hitherto shrunk from doing, but the situation was desperate.
这是林登一直不愿做的事, 可现在情况已经到了山穷水尽的地步.
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4. We'll eat our supper behind the mulberry hedge, under them linden trees.
吃我们,我们将落后于桑对冲晚饭, 根据这些椴树.
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5. Sieben Linden, a self - proclaimed eco - village , is growing fast, unlike the surrounding towns.