英文词源
- Mary
- fem. proper name, Old English Maria, Marie, "mother of Jesus," from Latin Maria, from Greek Mariam, Maria, from Aramaic Maryam, from Hebrew Miryam, sister of Moses (Ex. xv.), of unknown origin, said to mean literally "rebellion." Nursery rhyme "Mary had a Little Lamb" written early 1830 by Sarah Josepha Hale of Boston; published Sept. 1830 in "Juvenile Miscellany," a popular magazine for children. Mary Jane is 1921 as the proprietary name of a kind of low-heeled shoe worn chiefly by young girls, 1928 as slang for marijuana.
实用例句
- 1. Queen Mary started the fashion for blue and white china in England.
- 玛丽女王开启了青花瓷在英格兰的流行风尚。
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- 2. Mary Ann doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway.
- 玛丽·安不想要孩子，至少现在不想。
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- 3. "He was a lawyer before that," Mary Ann put in.
- “在那之前他是个律师，”玛丽·安补充道。
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- 4. His wife of 63 years, Mary, predeceased him by 11 months.
- 和他结发63年的妻子玛丽先于他11个月离开人世。
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- 5. Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
- 吃过晚饭，尼娜和玛丽在厨房里收拾。
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