Word · Frequency #2023
Brian
/ˈbraiən/
布莱恩（男子名）
Brian
布莱恩(男子名)
In use
Brian is coming to dinner tonight.
I met Brian at the library yesterday.
Does Brian like coffee or tea?
Brian is [noun]
表示身份或关系。
Brian is my brother.
布莱恩是我哥哥。
Brian's [noun]
所有格形式。
I borrowed Brian's car.
我借了布莱恩的车。
call someone Brian
They call him Brian.
他们叫他布莱恩。
Connections
Collocations
- a man named Brian
- 一个名叫布莱恩的男子
- I met a man named Brian at the party.我在聚会上遇到一个名叫布莱恩的男子。
- Brian is
- 布莱恩是
- Brian is my best friend.布莱恩是我最好的朋友。
- Hello, Brian
- 你好，布莱恩
- Hello, Brian, how are you?你好，布莱恩，你好吗？
Pop culture & quotes
- I'm Brian, and so's my wife!
- 我是布莱恩，我老婆也是！This line from Monty Python's Life of Brian is a classic example of absurd humor.这句出自巨蟒剧团的《布莱恩的一生》的台词是荒诞幽默的经典例子。
Confusing words
- brain
- 大脑 · 发音相同但意义完全不同
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将Brian拆为B-R-I-A-N，联想'不赖恩'（不错的朋友）记忆拼写。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
专有名词，不可数，通常不加冠词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the suffix '-ian' but have different stress patterns and vowel sounds; none is a perfect rhyme with 'brian'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.