avenue

n. 大街；林荫大道；[比喻](达到某物的)途径，手段，方法，渠道

中文词源

avenue 大街

前缀a-同ad-.词根ven, 来，见advent.

avenue (n.): c. 1600, "a way of approach" (originally a military word), from Middle French avenue "way of access," from Old French avenue "act of approaching, arrival," noun use of fem. of avenu, past participle of avenir "to come to, arrive," from Latin advenire "to come to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue). Meaning shifted to "a way of approach to a country-house," usually bordered by trees, hence, "a broad, tree-lined roadway" (1650s), then to "wide, main street" (by 1846, especially in U.S.).

avenue 林荫道，大街“在林荫大道上安慰妞”2. 谐音“俺问路、爱问路”。

1. There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.: 还有一个办法可用，但需要进一步的磋商。

2. The party leader said the street should be renamed Freedom Avenue.: 政党领导人说这条街道应该重新命名为自由大道。

3. A military parade marched slowly and solemnly down Pennsylvania Avenue.: 阅兵队列沿宾夕法尼亚大道缓慢而庄严地行进。

4. Bergdorf Goodman has opened a men's store on Fifth Avenue.: 波道夫·古德曼在第五大道上开了一家男装店。