surname, from the many Mortons on the map of England, literally "moor or marsh settlement." Morton's Fork (1759) is in reference to John Morton (c. 1420-1500), archbishop of Canterbury, who levied forced loans under Henry VII by arguing the obviously rich could afford to pay and the obviously poor clearly were living frugally and thus had savings and could pay, too.
双语例句
1. Zoologist Eugene Morton has propounded a general theory of the vocal sounds that animals make.
动物学家尤金·莫顿提出了一个有关动物发声的概括性理论。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Dr. Boris Sidis was a Russian-born psychiatrist who enjoyed considerable prestige; some placed him on a par with Pierre Janet and Morton Prince.
