Wardour-street 的词源

“受影响的伪古典词汇，出现在历史小说中，”1888年，指的是伦敦一条街道，两旁是出售仿古家具的商店。

This is not literary English of any date; this is Wardour-Street Early English — a perfectly modern article with a sham appearance of the real antique about it. [A. Ballantyne, "Wardour-Street English," Longman's Magazine, October 1888]

这不是任何时代的文学英语；这是沃杜街早期英语——一种外表看似真正古董，但实际上完全现代的商品。[A. Ballantyne, "Wardour-Street English," Longman's Magazine, October 1888]