Timothy

英 ['tɪməθɪ] 美 ['tɪməθi]
  • n. [植] 梯牧草

英文词源


Timothy
masc. proper name, from French Timothée, from Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos, literally "honoring God," from time "honor, respect" (see timocracy) + theos "god" (see theo-).
timothy (n.)
1747, short for timothy grass (1736), American English name for "cat-tail grass" (Phleum pratense), a native British grass introduced to the American colonies and cultivated there from c. 1720. Said since 1765 to be so called for a certain Timothy Hanson, who is said to have promoted it in the Carolinas as an agricultural plant.

双语例句


1. Timothy was crying, mostly from exhaustion, and his nose was running.
由于太累了,蒂莫西哭的一把鼻涕一把泪。

来自柯林斯例句

2. "Hey, listen to me, all that 1980 nonsense is over."— 'If only. Timothy. if only.'
“嗨,听我说,所有那些1980年的无聊之事都结束了。”——“要是这样就好了,蒂莫西,要是这样就好了。”

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3. Timothy , of course, and done well by retiring.
悌磨西当然退休之后混得很好.

来自辞典例句

4. That'll astonish Timothy's weak nerves.
以悌摩西那样衰弱的神经,这件事准会吓坏他.

来自辞典例句

5. Timothy is exceptionally leafy and productive.
梯牧草特别多叶,且生长快.

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