"small saddle horse let out for hire," c. 1300, from place name Hackney (late 12c.), Old English Hacan ieg "Haca's Isle" (or possibly "Hook Island"), the "isle" element here meaning dry land in a marsh. Now well within London, it once was pastoral and horses apparently were kept there. Hence the use for riding horses, with subsequent deterioration of sense (see hack (n.2)). Old French haquenée "ambling nag" is an English loan-word.
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1. I live in Hackney a London borough where crime is high and the schools are poor.
我住在伦敦的哈克尼区(Hackney),这里犯罪率较高,学校教育质量也比较差.
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2. A hackney - coach was called , and the father and daughter departed in it.
他们雇了一部出租马车,父女俩便坐着车走了.
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3. Italso bad news for global markets, Mr. Hackney said.
哈克尼说,这对全球市场而言也是一个坏消息.
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4. Why does Madame always descend from her hackney - coach before reaching her house?
“为什么那位太太总在到家以前就下马车 呢 ?”
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5. Hackney Chinese Community Service is a non - profit making charitable organisation.
