Word · Frequency #16702
Chadwick
查德威克
a surname
姓氏
查德威克(姓氏)
In use
Mr. Chadwick is our new neighbor.
I met Ms. Chadwick at the book fair.
The Chadwick family has moved to Canada.
the + surname + family
the + 姓氏 + family 表示“姓这个姓氏的一家人”。
The Chadwick family lives next door.
查德威克一家住在隔壁。
Mr/Ms + surname
Mr、Ms 等称呼词加姓氏，用于礼貌地称呼姓 Chadwick 的人。
Mr Chadwick is my colleague.
查德威克先生是我的同事。
Common mistakes
chadwick is our English teacher.Chadwick is our English teacher.
Chadwick 是姓氏专有名词，在英语中句首或任何位置都必须大写首字母；将首字母小写是常见错误。
Teacher Chadwick is very friendly.Mr. Chadwick is very friendly.
英语中称呼姓氏时，要用 Mr./Mrs./Ms. 等敬称加姓氏，而不是用职业名称 Teacher；这是受汉语“王老师”直译的影响。
Connections
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一位叫“查德”的人站在蜡烛芯（wick）旁，威风凛凛，拼写是 Chad + wick，记住“查德威克”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人名与称呼、正式文书与日常交流 该词是英语姓氏 Chadwick 的音译，通常用作人名，语气上比较中性，日常口语和正式书面语中都可以使用；具体注册色彩会随使用场合而变，不一定有明显正式或非正式之分。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words truly rhymes with 'chadwick' /ˈtʃædwɪk/, because the stressed vowel is the first /æ/ in 'chad-', so a rhyme would need to end /ædwɪk/. The words below share spelling or sound chunks: 'wick' matches the final syllable /wɪk/ exactly; 'kick', 'pick', and 'thick' end in /ɪk/; 'quick' has /kwɪk/; and 'Chad' matches the initial /tʃæd/. These are useful lookalikes for the 'wick' ending and the 'chad' beginning, but they are not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.