Elizabeth

n. 伊丽莎白（女子名）

英文词源

Elizabeth: fem. proper name, Biblical name of the wife of Aaron, from Late Latin Elisabeth, from Greek Eleisabeth, Eleisabet, from Hebrew Elishebha "God is an oath," the second element said by Klein to be related to shivah (fem. sheva) "seven," and to nishba "he swore," originally "he bound himself by (the sacred number) seven." Has never ranked lower than 26th in popularity among the names given to baby girls in the U.S. in any year since 1880, the oldest for which a reliable list is available. The city in New Jersey is named for Lady Elizabeth Carteret (d.1697), wife of one of the first proprietors of the colony.

1. Elizabeth met other Oxford intellectuals some of whom overlapped Naomi's world.: 伊丽莎白结识了其他一些牛津大学的学者，其中有几位娜奥米也认识。

2. Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project.: 伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。

3. Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.: 伊丽莎白于1953年6月2日在威斯敏斯特大教堂加冕。

4. Elizabeth David enthuses about the taste, fragrance and character of Provencal cuisine.: 伊丽莎白·戴维对普罗旺斯菜肴的色香味津津乐道。

5. Elizabeth had a standing invitation to stay with her.: 伊丽莎白受到邀请，可以随时去她家住。