Law·rence /ˈlɔrən(t)s, ˈlɑr-/
勞倫斯;英國詩人.作家
Lawrence
n 1: Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police
to give up the Church's treasure and when he responded
by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to
death on a gridiron (died in 258) [syn: Saint Lawrence,
St. Lawrence, Laurentius]
2: Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab
revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his
adventures (1888-1935) [syn: T. E. Lawrence, Thomas
Edward Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia]
3: English portrait painter remembered for the series of
portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon
(1769-1830) [syn: Sir Thomas Lawrence]
4: English actress (1898-1952) [syn: Gertrude Lawrence]
5: United States physicist who developed the cyclotron
(1901-1958) [syn: E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
Lawrence]
6: English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned
industrial society and explored sexual relationships
(1885-1930) [syn: D. H. Lawrence, David Herbert
Lawrence]
7: a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of
raids by John Brown in 1856