- Sloane1, Sir Hans (1660-1753), Irish physician and naturalist. He endowed the Chelsea Physic Garden, and his books and specimens formed the basis of the British Museum Library and the Natural History Museum in London.斯隆, 汉斯爵士(1660-1753, 爱尔兰医生、博物学家; 他捐赠了切尔西 [药类]植物园, 他的藏书和实验标本奠定了伦敦大英博物馆图书馆和自然历史博物馆的基础)。
(亦作Sloane Ranger )
noun
- Brit. informal a fashionable upper-class young person (typically a woman) of independent means, especially one living in London.〈英, 非正式〉(尤指住在伦敦的)有独立收入而又衣着时髦的上流社会年轻人(尤指女子)。
派生词
Sloaney
adjective词源
1970s: from Sloane Square, London (+ Lone Ranger, the name of a fictitious cowboy hero).