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源自古英语,最初作为职业姓氏,可能指'割草者'或'收割者'。
❶ Mather 是一个姓氏,常见于英语国家,尤其在美国历史上较为知名。
“Cotton Mather was a famous Puritan minister in colonial America.”
(科顿·马瑟是殖民时期美国著名的清教徒牧师。)
“The Mather family played a significant role in early American history.”
(马瑟家族在美国早期历史中扮演了重要角色。)
Mather House — 指哈佛大学的马瑟楼,是该校的本科生宿舍之一,以马瑟家族命名。
“He lived in Mather House during his freshman year at Harvard.”
(他在哈佛大学一年级时住在马瑟楼。)