Word · Frequency #5813
Jacques
/ʒɑːk,dʒeiks/
雅克(男子名)
Jacques (a male given name)
雅克(男子名)
In use
Jacques is the new manager of the French restaurant.
I met Jacques at the conference last week.
Please give this message to Jacques when you see him.
Jacques is [adj]
Jacques is very intelligent.
雅克非常聪明。
meet Jacques
I met Jacques at the party.
我在聚会上遇见了雅克。
Jacques's [n]
Jacques's car is red.
雅克的车是红色的。
Connections
Collocations
- Jacques Cartier
- 雅克·卡蒂埃(法国探险家)
- Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River.雅克·卡蒂埃探索了圣劳伦斯河。
- Jacques Chirac
- 雅克·希拉克(法国前总统)
- Jacques Chirac was the President of France from 1995 to 2007.雅克·希拉克于1995年至2007年担任法国总统。
- Jacques Derrida
- 雅克·德里达(法国哲学家)
- Jacques Derrida is known for developing deconstruction.雅克·德里达以发展解构主义而闻名。
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau
- 雅克-伊夫·库斯托(法国海洋探险家)
- Jacques-Yves Cousteau co-invented the Aqua-Lung.雅克-伊夫·库斯托共同发明了水肺。
Confusing words
- Jack
- 杰克(男子名) · Jack是英语中与Jacques对应的名字,但拼写和发音不同;Jacques源自法语,而Jack是英语通用名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一位穿夹克(jacket)的法国绅士,他叫雅克(Jacques)。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: personal name; note_zh: 通常作为男子名使用,无特殊语域限制。
Grammar Note
专有名词,通常无复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
The target has two pronunciations: /ʒɑːk/ (French) and /dʒeɪks/ (anglicized). Words like 'bark', 'arc', 'park' share the /ɑːk/ ending sound with the French pronunciation. Words like 'cakes', 'makes', 'shakes' rhyme with the anglicized /eɪks/ ending. The spelling ending 'ues' is not a common English pattern.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.