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alphonse

UK /ˈælfɒns/US /ˈælfɑːns/

词源

源自日耳曼语名字Adalfuns,由adal(高贵)和funs(准备好)组成,后演变为拉丁语Alphonsus。

noun

❶ 男性名字,源自日耳曼语,意为“准备好战斗”或“高贵的战士”。常见于法语和西班牙语国家。

“Alphonse is a traditional name in many European countries.”

(阿方索是许多欧洲国家的传统名字。)

“My grandfather's name was Alphonse.”

(我祖父的名字叫阿方索。)

同义词:Alfonso, Alphonso, Alonso

常见短语

Alphonse and Gaston — 源自美国漫画的短语,形容两个人过分礼貌而无法完成某事,类似于“你先请”的无限循环。

“They were like Alphonse and Gaston, each insisting the other go first.”

(他们就像阿方索和加斯顿一样,互相坚持让对方先走。)