1510s, from Middle French Suisse, from Middle High German Suizer, from Suiz "Switzerland" (see Switzerland and compare Switzer (1570s), archaic word for "a Swiss," and German Schweiz). As an adjective from 1520s. Swiss banks were notable for assuring anonymity and security by 1949. Swiss cheese is attested from 1808; as a type of something full of holes, from 1924.
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1. The Swiss wanted to discourage an inflow of foreign money.
瑞士人想要阻止外资流入。
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2. Investors would do well to take a look at the Swiss economy.
投资者应该关注一下瑞士的经济。
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3. Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.
昨天，瑞士球迷在雅各布·赫拉塞克对阵库里耶的比赛中为赫拉塞克喝彩加油。
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4. Swiss unemployment rose to the still modest rate of 0.7%.
瑞士的失业率上升到了0.7%，这个百分比仍然不算太高。
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5. The report shows the Swiss are among the world's top wage earners.
