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单词 Marks and Sparks
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Definition of Marks and Sparks in English:

Marks and Sparks

noun ˈmɑːks ən(d) ˈspɑːks
informal
  • (A familiar name for) the merchandising company of Marks and Spencer plc; any of the stores owned by this firm.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Sunday Times. From Marks and Spencer (from the names of Michael Marks, Polish-born English retailer and Thomas Spencer, English retailer, who formed a business partnership in 1894), with alteration of the final element to rhyme with the first, after the plural of spark.

Definition of Marks and Sparks in US English:

Marks and Sparks

nounˈmɑːks ən(d) ˈspɑːks
informal
  • (A familiar name for) the merchandising company of Marks and Spencer plc; any of the stores owned by this firm.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Sunday Times. From Marks and Spencer (from the names of Michael Marks, Polish-born English retailer and Thomas Spencer, English retailer, who formed a business partnership in 1894), with alteration of the final element to rhyme with the first, after the plural of spark.

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