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語源

In London, named after William Baker, a builder.

固有名詞

Baker Street

1. A street in the City of Westminster, London; the fictional home of Sherlock Holmes was at number 221B.
   • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XX, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

     She was looking more like Sherlock Holmes than ever. Slap a dressing-gown on her and give her a violin, and she could have walked straight into Baker Street and no questions asked.

2. (rail transport) An important Underground interchange in Baker Street (Baker Street tube station) that gave its name to the Bakerloo Line.
3. A settlement west of Orsett, Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ6381).
4. A street in Hung Hom, Hong Kong.

派生語

• Bakerloo
• Baker Street Irregular

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