词族 · Catherine
词形变化
英语词源
- Catherine
- fem. proper name, from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Greek Aikaterine. The -h- was introduced 16c., probably a folk etymology from Greek katharos "pure" (see catharsis). The initial Greek vowel is preserved in Russian form Ekaterina.
As the name of a type of pear, attested from 1640s. Catherine wheel (early 13c.) is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, legendary virgin martyr from the time of Maximinus who was tortured on a spiked wheel. Her name day is Nov. 25. A popular saint in the Middle Ages, which accounts for the popularity of the given name.
权威例句
- 1. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!"
- 凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙！”
- 2. Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.
- 凯瑟琳确保这条消息直接传达给了沃尔特。
- 3. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
- 凯瑟琳演示了洁面的正确方法。
- 4. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
- 叶卡捷琳娜大帝资助发展艺术和科学。
- 5. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.
- 道格拉斯把电话打进凯瑟琳的办公室，可是她不接。