Not this
bess is my friend.
Use this
Bess is my friend.
Bess 是专有名词(人名),在英语中首字母必须大写。小写 bess 违反了大写规则,是拼写错误。
贝丝
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
贝丝
a female name
Bess is learning to play the guitar at the community center.
贝丝正在社区中心学弹吉他。
贝丝(女子名、上帝就是誓约之义)
n a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element;v have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun);v be identical to; be someone or something;v occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere;v have an existence, be extant;v happen, occur, take place; this was during the visit to my parents' house";v be identical or equivalent to;v form or compose;v work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function;v represent, as of a character on stage;v spend or use time;v have life, be alive;v to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form;v be priced at
I met Bess at the farmer's market yesterday.
我昨天在农贸市场遇见了贝丝。
Could you give this book to Bess after you finish it?
你看完这本书后能把它给贝丝吗?
Not this
bess is my friend.
Use this
Bess is my friend.
Bess 是专有名词(人名),在英语中首字母必须大写。小写 bess 违反了大写规则,是拼写错误。
Not this
This is the bess answer.
Use this
This is the best answer.
受发音影响,中国学生容易省略 best 词尾的 /t/,从而写成 bess。但 bess 是名字(贝丝),不是形容词,此处表示“最好的”必须用最高级 best。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
《波吉与贝丝》(美国歌剧)
Porgy and Bess is a famous American opera.
《波吉与贝丝》是一部著名的美国歌剧。
贤明的贝丝女王(英国伊丽莎白一世的绰号)
Good Queen Bess was the last Tudor monarch of England.
贤明的贝丝女王是英格兰最后一位都铎王朝君主。
哈德威克的贝丝(英国贵族女性)
Bess of Hardwick was one of the most influential women of her time.
哈德威克的贝丝是她那个时代最具影响力的女性之一。
贝丝·杜鲁门(美国前第一夫人)
Bess Truman spent most of her life in Independence, Missouri.
贝丝·杜鲁门一生大部分时间住在密苏里州独立城。
贝丝,你现在是我的女人了。(歌剧《波吉与贝丝》中波吉的著名唱词)
In the opera Porgy and Bess, Porgy sings the famous line “Bess, you is my woman now” to Bess.
在歌剧《波吉与贝丝》中,波吉对贝丝唱出了这句著名唱词:“贝丝,你现在是我的女人了。”
啊,贝丝,我的贝丝在哪里?(歌剧《波吉与贝丝》中波吉寻找贝丝时唱的著名唱段)
In the opera, Porgy cries out in grief, “Oh, Bess, oh, where's my Bess?”
在歌剧中,波吉悲痛地喊道:“啊,贝丝,我的贝丝在哪里?”
Use Bess naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
贝丝(Bess)发音像“拜誓”,可联想“向上帝许下誓约的女孩”,帮助记住它源自“上帝即誓约”的名字含义。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常称呼、书面介绍、社交场合 “Bess”通常用作女子名,多用于日常口语或一般书面介绍,没有明显的正式或非正式限制;在正式文件中常写作全名。
贝丝是女子名,作专有名词时通常首字母大写。
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