Alexander
英 美[,?l?g'z?nd?]
- n. 亞歷山大（男子名）
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
Alexander 亞歷山大大帝
alex, 保護，詞源同ark, 方舟，字母r,l音變。詞根ander, 人，此處指人民。
英文詞源
- Alexander
- masc. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Alexandros "defender of men," from alexein "to ward off, keep off, turn (something) away, defend, protect" + aner (genitive andros) "man" (see anthropo-). The first element is related to Greek alke "protection, help, strength, power, courage," alkimos "strong;" cognate with Sanskrit raksati "protects," Old English ealgian "to defend." As a kind of cocktail, it is attested from 1930.
雙語例句
- 1. Alexander Lazarus is a food critic for the newspaper.
- 亞歷山大·拉扎勒斯是為該報撰稿的飲食評論家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.
- 亞歷山大先生對自己的抱負毫不隱諱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She gave up her studies to have Alexander.
- 為了生亞歷山大，她放棄了學業。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Alexander rolled up his trouser legs.
- 亞歷山大把褲腿卷起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Alexander is a racist who refuses to employ blacks.
- 亞歷山大是個種族歧視者,拒絕聘用黑人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》