Joseph

英 美 ['dʒozəf]
  • n. 约瑟夫(男子名);约瑟(圣经中雅各的第十一子)

英文词源


Joseph
masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob and Rachel, from Late Latin Joseph, Josephus, from Greek Ioseph, from Hebrew Yoseph (also Yehoseph; see Ps. lxxxi:6) "adds, increases," causative of yasaph "he added." Its use in names of clothing and plants often is in reference to his "coat of many colors."

双语例句


1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions.
他的长子约瑟夫继承了乃父的传统。

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3. Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.
约瑟夫确保自己从不会被骗买一些次等原料。

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4. Joseph instructs a class in woodwork.
约瑟夫教一个班木工课。

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5. They baptized him Joseph.
他们把他命名为约瑟夫.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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