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单词 zil lane
释义

Zil lanen.

Brit. /ˈzɪl leɪn/, U.S. /ˈzɪl ˌleɪn/
Forms: 1900s– Zil lane, 2000s– ZIL lane, 2000s– ZiL lane.
Origin: A borrowing from Russian, combined with an English element. Etymons: Russian ZIL , lane n.1
Etymology: < Russian ZIL limousine or luxury saloon car produced at the ZIL plant for use by high-ranking officials in the Soviet Union (1959 or earlier in this sense; see below) + lane n.1Russian ZIL is an acronym < the initial letters of Zavod imeni Lixačëva ‘Likhachov Plant’ (named in 1956 after its former director, Ivan Alekseevič Lixačëv (1896–1956)).
A central motorway lane reserved for the use of high-ranking officials in the Soviet Union; (in extended use) any lane reserved for elites.
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1985 Guardian 3 June 20/5 The main thorough-fares are positively grandiose, up to nine lanes wide. The odd number is explained by the central Zil lane, reserved for Kremlin limousines.
2006 Daily Mail (Nexis) 2 June 17 He clearly still thinks that he's entitled to his Life In The Zil Lane.
2012 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 18 Nov. When the Zil lanes opened, I railed against the takeover of our capital by a foreign power: the International Olympic Committee.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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