Word · Frequency #16773
Agatha
/ˈæɡəθə/
noun
阿加莎
a female given name
阿加莎(女子名)
In use
Agatha is the new manager of our team.
I met Agatha at the conference last week.
Agatha's presentation was very informative.
sb's name is Agatha
Her name is Agatha.
她的名字是阿加莎。
be named Agatha
Agatha 是女子名,首字母须大写。
She was named Agatha after her grandmother.
她随祖母的名字命名为阿加莎。
call sb Agatha
Everyone calls her Agatha.
大家都叫她阿加莎。
Connections
Collocations
- Agatha Christie
- 阿加莎·克里斯蒂
- We are reading an Agatha Christie novel in class.我们班在读一本阿加莎·克里斯蒂的小说。
- Agatha Award
- 阿加莎奖
- Her first book won the Agatha Award.她的第一本书获得了阿加莎奖。
- Saint Agatha
- 圣阿加莎
- The church is dedicated to Saint Agatha.这座教堂是献给圣阿加莎的。
Pop culture & quotes
- It was Agatha all along.
- 一直以来都是阿加莎在背后搞鬼。This line is from the song 'Agatha All Along' in the Marvel series WandaVision, which became a viral meme.这句歌词出自漫威剧集《旺达幻视》中的歌曲《Agatha All Along》,它成了广为流传的网络梗。
Confusing words
- agate
- 玛瑙 · Agatha是女子名,agate是普通名词;两者拼写相近且开头发音类似,但词性和意义完全不同。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 Agatha 拆成 A-ga-tha,读作“阿加莎”,联想到女作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂,就能记住它是女子名。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交谈、书面介绍 阿加莎为常见英文女子名,不分场合均可使用,通常直接音译,属于中性称谓。
Grammar Note
专有名词(人名),首字母须大写,通常不与冠词连用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Agatha 读作 /ˈæɡəθə/,没有常见的完全同韵词。Martha 的末尾 /θə/ 与 Agatha 的 -tha 发音相同,但重音元音不同;gather、rather、lather 和 bath、path 拼写中都有 -ath,但前三个读 /æð/,后两个读 /æθ/,都不同于 Agatha 中非重读的 /əθ/,不要按拼写类推。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.