c. 1300, herber, "herb garden," from Old French erbier "field, meadow; kitchen garden," from Latin herba "grass, herb" (see herb). Later "a grassy plot" (early 14c., a sense also in Old French), "a shaded nook" (mid-14c.). Probably not from Latin arbor "tree," though perhaps influenced by its spelling.
The change from er- to ar- before consonants in Middle English also reflects a pronunciation shift: compare farm from ferme, harbor from Old English herebeorg.
实用例句
1. Mr Arbor squawked that the deal was a double-cross.
阿伯先生大声抱怨说这笔交易是个骗局。
来自柯林斯例句
2. -- Increasing the supply of fruit, vegetables and arbor foodstuffs.
-- 提高水果 、 蔬菜和木本食物供给水平.
来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
3. So Arbor Day was born on April 10 th, 1872, and the first Arbor Day was celebrated.
于是第一个植树节于1872年4月10日诞生了, 并举行了第一个植树节庆典.
来自英语晨读30分（高三）
4. The arbor size is determined scientifically after optimum by random direction method.
用约束随机方向法进行优化,合理的确定了镗刀杆的尺寸.
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5. Because of him, Arbor Day was set up in Nebraska.