Old English walu "ridge, bank" of earth or stone, later "ridge made on flesh by a lash" (related to weal (n.2)); from Proto-Germanic *walo (cognates: Low German wale "weal," Old Frisian walu "rod," Old Norse völr "round piece of wood," Gothic walus "a staff, stick," Dutch wortel, German wurzel "root"), from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, roll" (see volvox). The common notion perhaps is "raised line." Used in reference to the ridges of textile fabric from 1580s. Wales "horizontal planks which extend along a ship's sides" is attested from late 13c.
权威例句
1. She purposely abstained from mentioning Mrs. Wale's more special insinuation.
她故意避而不谈沃尔太太那些阴险的挑拨.
2. Under British rule , its official name was Prince of Wale's Island.
英政府命名此岛为威尔斯新王岛.
3. But Wale argues there's more to the company's success than that.
但是威尔坚持认为让公司成功的因素还有很多.
4. Wale also said demand from smaller cities'should ensure some growth momentum.