Word · Frequency #27565
Elsa
埃尔莎
a female given name, equivalent to Elizabeth
埃尔莎(女子名；等于Elizabeth)
In use
Elsa is my friend from college, and she works as a nurse.
I called Elsa this morning to ask about the party.
Have you met Elsa? She just moved into the apartment upstairs.
be named Elsa
Elsa 是女子名，首字母通常大写；词典释义认为其等同于 Elizabeth。
She was named Elsa after her grandmother.
她随祖母的名字，取名埃尔莎。
call sb Elsa
call 后可接“宾语 + 名字”作宾语补足语。
Everyone calls her Elsa.
大家都叫她埃尔莎。
Elsa is [noun phrase]
Elsa is my best friend.
埃尔莎是我最好的朋友。
Common mistakes
I don't want anything Elsa.I don't want anything else.
Elsa 是专有名词，指女子名“埃尔莎”，不能表示“其他/另外”；表达“别的”应用 else，且常与 anything 等连用。两词读音相近，但词性和含义完全不同。
elsa is my favorite Disney princess.Elsa is my favorite Disney princess.
Elsa 是人名（专有名词），在英语中首字母必须大写；汉语没有大小写区别，初学者容易写成小写，但英文中这样写是错误的。
Connections
Collocations
- Queen Elsa
- 艾莎女王
- In Frozen II, Queen Elsa leaves Arendelle.在《冰雪奇缘2》中，艾莎女王离开了阿伦黛尔。
- Elsa and Anna
- 艾莎和安娜
- Elsa and Anna are sisters who love each other deeply.艾莎和安娜是深爱彼此的姐妹。
- the name Elsa
- 艾莎这个名字
- The name Elsa is sometimes used as a short form of Elizabeth.艾莎这个名字有时用作伊丽莎白的简称。
- a girl named Elsa
- 一个名叫艾莎的女孩
- A girl named Elsa will join our class tomorrow.一个名叫艾莎的女孩明天将加入我们班。
- Elsa's ice powers
- 艾莎的冰雪魔法
- Elsa's ice powers first appear when she is a child.艾莎的冰雪魔法在她小时候就出现了。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
听发音/ˈelsə/像“爱莎”，联想《冰雪奇缘》的艾莎：Elsa就是“埃尔莎/艾莎”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、正式介绍 作为女子名，通常在日常对话和正式场合都可使用，没有明显的正式或口语偏向。
Grammar Note
作为专有名词（女子名），通常不与冠词连用，且没有复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with 'elsa' (/ˈɛlsə/). 'salsa' (usually /ˈsɑːlsə/ or /ˈsælsə/) and 'balsa' (/ˈbɔːlsə/) match the spelling and final /lsə/ sound of 'elsa', but their stressed vowel differs (e.g., /ɑː/ or /æ/ for 'salsa', /ɔː/ for 'balsa'), so they do not rhyme. 'else' /ɛls/ and 'Elsie' /ˈɛlsi/ are spelling lookalikes: 'else' lacks the final /ə/, and 'Elsie' ends with /i/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.