John
英 [dʒɒn]
美[dʒɑn]
- n. 约翰（男子名）
中文词源
John 约翰
常见人名，来自希伯来语Yohanan,来自yoh,上帝，缩写自Yahweh,hanan,亲切的，仁慈的，字面意思即上帝是仁慈的。
john 厕所，茅房，嫖客来自人名John,俚语用于指警察，嫖客，神父，祭司等各种职业，现主要用于指厕所，茅房。比较jack,jock,jenny.
英文词源
- John
- masc. proper name, mid-12c., from Medieval Latin Johannes, from Late Latin Joannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yohanan (longer form y'hohanan) literally "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious."
As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it was one of the most common Christian given names, and in England by early 14c. it rivaled William in popularity. The Old French form was Jean, but in England its variants Johan, Jehan yielded Jan, Jen (also compare surname Jensen). Welsh form was Ieuan (see Evan), but Ioan was adopted for the Welsh Authorized Version of the Bible, hence frequency of Jones as a Welsh surname. - john (n.)
- "toilet," 1932, probably from jakes, used for "toilet" since 15c. Meaning "prostitute's customer" is from 1911, probably from the common, and thus anonymous, name by which they identified themselves. Meaning "policeman" is 1858, from shortening of johndarm, jocular anglicization of gendarme.
双语例句
- 1. We gave the gate money to the St John Ambulance brigade.
- 我们将门票收入都捐给了圣约翰急救队。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. John, I'm sorry for Steve, but I think you've made the right decisions.
- 约翰，我为史蒂夫感到难过，但是我认为你的决定是正确的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Sue and John were especially thrilled with this award.
- 休和约翰对于获得这个奖项感到兴奋不已。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel.
- 84岁的约翰感到自己年事已高，不能进行太多的旅行。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.
- 教皇保罗二世今天在波兰中部的一个城市主持了弥撒。
来自柯林斯例句