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thaddeus

UK //ˈθædiəs//US //ˈθædiəs//

词源

源自希腊语 Θαδδαῖος (Thaddaios),可能由阿拉姆语 'Thaddai'(意为‘心胸宽广’)与希腊词尾结合演变而来。

noun

❶ 男性名字,源自希腊语,意为‘勇敢的心’或‘上帝的礼物’,常见于基督教文化背景中。

“Thaddeus was one of the twelve apostles in the Bible.”

(达太是圣经中十二使徒之一。)

“My grandfather's name is Thaddeus, but everyone calls him Tad.”

(我祖父的名字是达太,但大家都叫他泰德。)

同义词:Tad, Thad, Theodore

常见短语

Thaddeus the Apostle — 特指圣经中的圣达太,耶稣十二门徒之一,常与犹大(非加略人犹大)并称。

“The feast day of Thaddeus the Apostle is celebrated on October 28th.”

(圣达太的瞻礼日在10月28日庆祝。)