Word · Frequency #11891
Gladstone
格莱斯顿；格拉德斯通
Gladstone, liberal British statesman and four-time prime minister (1809–1898)
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n. liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
一种轻型旅行袋；格拉德斯通；格莱斯顿(英国政治家)
一种轻型旅行袋；格拉德斯通；格莱斯顿(英国政治家)
In use
He packed his clothes into a gladstone before the weekend trip.
My grandfather's gladstone is still in the attic, full of old letters.
She bought a leather gladstone at the flea market.
a gladstone bag
格莱斯顿旅行袋是一种轻型旅行袋，以英国政治家格莱斯顿命名。
He carried a gladstone bag to the station.
他带着一个格莱斯顿旅行袋去了车站。
William Gladstone
作为人名使用时，Gladstone 的首字母要大写。
William Gladstone served as prime minister four times.
威廉·格莱斯顿曾四次担任首相。
Common mistakes
William Gladstone served as prime minister for four times.William Gladstone served as prime minister four times.
表示次数时英语直接用数词短语作状语，不加介词 for；汉语的“四次”容易迁移成 for four times，改正时去掉 for 即可。
William Gladstone was a liberal British statesman which served as prime minister four times.William Gladstone was a liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times.
先行词 statesman 指人，定语从句的关系代词应用 who，不能用 which；which 指物，学习者常因不区分指人/指物而误用。
Connections
Collocations
- Gladstone bag
- 格莱斯顿旅行袋；一种轻型旅行袋
- He carried a Gladstone bag filled with documents.他带着一只装满文件的格莱斯顿旅行袋。
Pop culture & quotes
- Mr. Gladstone is a very good man, but he is a very bad minister.
- 格莱斯顿先生是个非常善良的人，但他是位很差劲的首相。Benjamin Disraeli famously mocked his political rival William Ewart Gladstone with this remark.本杰明·迪斯雷利曾用这句话讽刺他的政敌威廉·尤尔特·格莱斯顿。
Synonyms
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：glad（高兴）+ stone（石头），格莱斯顿提着轻便旅行袋，心情如石头般踏实。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：英国近代史、政治人物介绍、历史传记 此义指英国政治家格莱斯顿（曾任首相），通常见于历史、政治类叙述或正式文本；日常口语中较少单独出现。
Grammar Note
表示“轻型旅行袋”时通常说 Gladstone bag；表示英国政治家格拉德斯通时为人名，首字母大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
读音提示：glad 与 gladstone 的第一音节 /ɡlæd/ 发音相同。以 -stone 结尾的词（stone, flagstone, tombstone, milestone, headstone）一般都读 /stoʊn/，但在人名 Gladstone 中，-stone 常弱读为 /stən/（英式），因此不一定和这些词押韵。切勿只凭拼写判断发音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.