英语单词

Agnes是什么意思

Agnes

英 ['æɡnɪs] 美 ['æɡnɪs]
  • n. 艾格尼丝(女子名)

英文词源


Agnes
fem. proper name, mid-12c., from Old French Agnes, from Greek Hagne "pure, chaste," from fem. of hagnos "holy," from PIE *yag- "to worship, reverence" (see hagiology). St. Agnes, martyred 303 C.E., is patron saint of young girls, hence the folk connection of St. Agnes' Eve (Jan. 20-21) with love divinations. In Middle English, frequently phonetically as Annis, Annys. In U.S., among the top 50 names for girls born between 1887 and 1919.

双语例句


1. "Who's Agnes?" — "You'll be meeting her presently."
“谁是阿格尼丝?”——“你很快就会见到她。”

来自柯林斯例句

2. Agnes was a battered woman who had killed, in self-defense, while temporarily insane.
阿格尼丝是个备受虐待的女人,她在一时精神错乱下出于自我防卫杀了人。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The end for Agnes Smedley came untimely and under difficult circumstances.
艾格妮丝·史沫特莱在艰难的环境下过早地结束了自己的一生.

来自辞典例句

4. Much happiness came to Agnes in this Yan'an period.
艾格妮丝在延安这段时期,经历了许多使她感到欢快的事情.

来自辞典例句

5. At this time in Shanghai Agnes was involved in many things.
这一时期的艾格妮丝在上海插手的活动极多.

来自辞典例句

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