masc. proper name, from the family name, from the region of the Clyde River in Scotland (see Clydesdale). Most popular in U.S. for boys c. 1890-1910, falling off rapidly thereafter, hence probably its use in 1940s teenager slang for "a square, one not versed in popular music or culture."
双语例句
1. His description fits perfectly the evidence dug up by Clyde.
他的描述和克莱德发现的证据正好吻合。
来自柯林斯例句
2. the Firth of Clyde
克莱德湾
来自《权威词典》
3. Waterfalls never fail to attract and those at the Falls of Clyde are no exception.
瀑布向来都不乏吸引力，克莱德瀑布群也不例外。
来自柯林斯例句
4. There was about Jephson a hard , integrated earnestness which soon convinced Clyde.
杰甫逊的坚决与认真立刻使克莱德心悦诚服.
来自辞典例句
5. The days that followed were diverting and yet troublesome enough to Clyde.
