masc. proper name, from Old Irish Patraicc (Irish Padraig), from Latin Patricius, literally "a patrician" (see patrician). As a given name, chiefly in northern England and Scotland, in Ireland only a popular name after 1600, due probably to the Scots settlers in Ulster. [Reaney]
权威例句
1. This put me in mind of some-thing Patrick said many years ago.
这使我想起多年前帕特里克曾说过的话。
2. Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。
3. For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.
因为某些无法解释的原因,她被帕特里克所吸引。
4. Patrick Devlin was an outstanding judge and brilliant jurist.
帕特里克·德夫林是一位杰出的法官和出色的法律专家。
5. She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick.