Word · Frequency #2135
jane
/dʒein/
noun
热那亚硬币；小硬币
a coin of Genoa; any small coin
- 1.
A female client of a prostitute.
妓女的女性顾客
斜纹棉布；妓女的女性顾客；简(女子名)
In use
This small coin in the museum case is a jane from medieval Genoa.
Collectors sometimes find janes in old shipwrecks near the Italian coast.
My grandfather gave me a jane that his own father had bought at a fair.
a jane
He found a jane in his pocket.
他在口袋里发现了一枚热那亚硬币。
be made of jane
The coat is made of jane.
这件外套是用斜纹棉布做的。
a woman named Jane
I met a woman named Jane.
我遇到了一位名叫简的女士。
Connections
Collocations
- Plain Jane
- 相貌平平的女子
- She's a plain Jane, but she has a great personality.她相貌平平，但个性很好。
- Jane Doe
- 无名氏（指身份不明的女性）
- The police identified the victim as Jane Doe.警方确认受害者身份不明，称其为无名氏。
Pop culture & quotes
- Me Tarzan, you Jane.
- 我泰山，你简。When Tarzan first meets Jane, he says 'Jane' to identify her.当泰山第一次见到简时，他说'简'来认出她。
Synonyms
- jean
- 斜纹棉布 · jane是jean的旧拼写，现代英语中通常用jean
Confusing words
- jean
- 斜纹棉布；牛仔布 · jane指一种旧式斜纹棉布，jean指现代斜纹棉布（牛仔布）
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Jane音似简，小硬币或斜纹棉布，联想牛仔裤。
Context & Register
常见女子名，广泛用于日常交流和非正式场合，具有中性语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /eɪn/ sound and rhyme with 'jane'. Beware that 'jean' is spelled similarly but pronounced /dʒiːn/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.