place in West Yorkshire, late 11c., from Old English halh "secluded spot, nook of land" (cognate with Old English holh "hole, cavity") + feax "rough grass," literally "hair." In popular expressions coupled with Hull and Hell since at least 1620s. "In the 16th cent. the name was wrongly interpreted as OE halig-feax, 'holy hair', and a story invented of a maiden killed by a lustful priest whose advances she refused." [Victor Watts, "English Place-Names"]
雙語例句
1. The nearest safe anchorage was in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
最近的安全泊地在新斯科舍省的哈利法克斯。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Prices unexpectedly increased by 2.6 % in May, according to Halifax, a mortgage lender.
根據(jù)Halifax的數(shù)據(jù), 五月份的物價出乎意料地增加了2.6%.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. " You go to -- Halifax,'she said tensely, her green eyes slits of rage.