英文词源
- Humphrey
- masc. proper name, from Old English Hunfrið, probably from Proto-Germanic *hun "strength" + Old English frið "peace." To dine with Duke Humphrey (17c.) meant to go without a meal, though the reason for the expression now is obscure.
实用例句
- 1. The teacher who took us for economics was Miss Humphrey.
- 教我们经济学的是汉弗莱小姐。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Humphrey paced the rug behind his desk and demanded rhetorically.
- 汉弗莱在他办公桌后面的地毯上,一边踱着步子一边慷慨激昂地问道.
来自辞典例句
- 3. J . Eric Humphrey listened to the argument with apparent indifference.
- 约·埃里克·汉弗莱显然漫不经心地听着这场争吵.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Earlier today, J ? Eric Humphrey was summoned as the applicant's first witness.
- 今天早些时候, 约?埃里克? 汉弗莱被传来做申请者的第一个证人.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Minutes later Humphrey strode into Nim's office and tossed the paper down.
- 几分钟后,汉弗莱大步走进尼姆的办公室,把报纸往地上一摔.
来自辞典例句