c. 1300, "bondsman; common man, man of low birth," from Old Norse karl "man, male, freeman," from Proto-Germanic *karlon-, the same root that produced Old English ceorl "man of low degree" (see churl).
The Mellere was a stout carle for the nones [Chaucer]
Carl
masc. proper name, from Middle High German Karl "man, husband" (see carl).
雙語例句
1. A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠過去完成的無法讓人保有成功，必須在路上持續交出成績。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres.
卡爾·劉易斯已經打破了百米賽跑的世界紀錄。
來自柯林斯例句
3. "That's the weirdest thing I've ever seen," marveled Carl.
卡爾驚嘆道：“那是我所見過的最怪異的事情了。”
來自柯林斯例句
4. Carl slipped a disc in his back while warming up.
熱身時卡爾腰椎間盤不慎錯位了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Carl pushed ahead in his eagerness to reach the wall.