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Joseph

英美 ['dʒozəf]

解释

n. 约瑟夫（男子名）；约瑟（圣经中雅各的第十一子）

※ 提供单词"Joseph"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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."

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例句和用法

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。

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。

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。

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

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