brougham: [19] A brougham was a fourwheeled one-horse carriage. It was named after Henry Peter Brougham, first Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778–1868), British Whig politician, jurist, and educational reformer, who designed the original brougham in 1838.
brougham (n.)
1851, one-horse closed carriage with two or four wheels, for two or four persons, from first Lord Brougham (1778-1868). The family name is from a place in Westmoreland.
雙語例句
1. Then there had been the pleasurable excitement of choosing a showy grey stepper for May's brougham.
后來為了給梅的馬車選一匹體面的灰色快馬,他愉快地激動(dòng)了一陣.
來自辭典例句
2. She watched us with a sardonic eye as we stepped from the brougham.