cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in reference to Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), author of several works on card-playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. "In Yorks and Lancashire hole is still dialectically hoyle. Any one who lived in a round hollow or pit would be Thomas or Ralph in the Hoyle." ["Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," London, 1901]
双语例句
1. They do everything according to Hoyle.
他们一切都按照规定办理.
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2. It's not according to Hoyle to hit a man when he's down.
打已经倒在地上的人是不公平的.
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3. Hoyle, Cynthia L . Traffic Calming . Planners Advisory Service Report # 456, American Planning Association. Jul 1995.
着〈交通稳静化〉, 规划者谘询服务报告 # 456号, 美国规划协会, 1995年一月.
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4. Hoyle has said police wait out the gunman rather than storm the house.
霍伊尔表示警方在枪手主动出来投降之前不会强行攻入屋内.
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5. The play finally jerks its disjointed and bitty way to an arbitrary conclusion ( Martin Hoyle )
