Word · Frequency #5116
Alfred
阿尔弗雷德大帝
King of Wessex (849–899) who defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English
- 1.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
威塞克斯国王；击败维京人并鼓励英语写作(849-899年)
威塞克斯国王；击败维京人并鼓励英语写作(849-899年)；阿尔佛雷德(男子名)
In use
Alfred the Great is remembered for his defense of Wessex against the Vikings.
My neighbor Alfred helped me fix my car yesterday.
Alfred is a classic English name that has been used for centuries.
Alfred + be + noun phrase
Alfred 作为男子名使用，源自日耳曼语，意为‘精灵 counsel’。
Alfred is a common name in English-speaking countries.
阿尔弗雷德在英语国家是一个常见的名字。
call + object + Alfred
They called their son Alfred after his grandfather.
他们以祖父的名字给儿子取名阿尔弗雷德。
King Alfred
阿尔弗雷德大帝是9世纪英格兰的国王，推动了教育和文化。
King Alfred the Great is known for defending Wessex against the Vikings.
阿尔弗雷德大帝以保卫韦塞克斯对抗维京人而闻名。
Common mistakes
He is a Alfred.He is Alfred.
阿尔弗雷德是人名，属于专有名词，前面通常不加不定冠词 'a'。
The Alfred was a great king.Alfred was a great king.
在泛指历史人物时，人名前不加定冠词 'the'。
Connections
Collocations
- Alfred the Great
- 阿尔弗雷德大帝
- Alfred the Great was a king of Wessex.阿尔弗雷德大帝是威塞克斯国王。
- King Alfred
- 阿尔弗雷德王
- King Alfred defended his kingdom against the Vikings.阿尔弗雷德王保卫了他的王国免受维京人侵犯。
- Alfred's reign
- 阿尔弗雷德的统治
- Alfred's reign saw a revival of learning.阿尔弗雷德的统治时期见证了学术复兴。
Confusing words
- Albert
- 阿尔伯特（男子名） · 与Alfred拼写相似，但Albert源于古高地德语，意为‘高贵光辉’；Alfred源于古英语，意为‘精灵 counsel’。两者为不同人名，不可互换。
Similar spelling
- fred
- 弗雷德（男子名） · fred
Learner notes
Memory Tip
阿尔弗雷德（Alfred），名字像'爱福'（love and fortune），他是鼓励英语写作的贤明国王。
Context & Register
中性; 多用于历史讨论或作为普通男子名
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -ed spelling like 'fred', 'red', 'dread', 'bread' are pronounced with /ɛ/ (as in 'bed'), while 'alfred' has /ɪ/ in the final syllable (like 'lid'). Words ending in /ɪd/ like 'valid' and 'kid' share the same ending sound as 'alfred' (-ed pronounced /ɪd/). Note that 'fred' is a spelling chunk of 'alfred' but sounds different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.