surname and masc. proper name, from Gaelic/Old Irish Niall "champion." Picked up by the Vikings in Ireland (as Njall), brought by them to Iceland and Norway, thence to France, from which place it was introduced in England at the Conquest. Incorrectly Latinized as Nigellus on mistaken association with niger "black," hence Nigel.
双语例句
1. Neil's ability to utter banalities never ceased to amaze me.
每次我都很惊讶，尼尔怎么能讲出这么索然无味的东西。
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2. Neil's colleagues say he was actually in a joking, upbeat mood.
内尔的同事们说他实际上在说笑逗乐，心情不错。
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3. Neil Howorth, director of the academy, tried to calm things down.
研究院主任尼尔·豪沃思力图平息事态。
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4. The blast wave crushed the breath from Neil, but he survived.
爆炸冲击波震得尼尔喘不过气来，不过他还是得以幸存。
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5. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing.
