"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.
雙語例句
1. I live in Hackney a London borough where crime is high and the schools are poor.
我住在倫敦的哈克尼區(Hackney),這里犯罪率較高,學校教育質量也比較差.
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2. A hackney - coach was called , and the father and daughter departed in it.
他們雇了一部出租馬車,父女倆便坐著車走了.
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3. Italso bad news for global markets, Mr. Hackney said.
哈克尼說,這對全球市場而言也是一個壞消息.
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4. Why does Madame always descend from her hackney - coach before reaching her house?
“為什么那位太太總在到家以前就下馬車 呢 ?”
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5. Hackney Chinese Community Service is a non - profit making charitable organisation.