Word · Frequency #15386
josephine
约瑟芬
a female given name
女子名
约瑟芬(女子名)
In use
Josephine is my colleague, and she always brings cookies to the office on Fridays.
Yesterday I saw Josephine at the supermarket, but she didn't notice me.
We are planning a birthday party for Josephine next Saturday.
someone's name + be + Josephine
用于介绍或确认某人的名字。
Her name is Josephine.
她叫约瑟芬。
a [person] named Josephine
named Josephine 为过去分词短语,作后置定语修饰人。
A student named Josephine joined the class.
一个名叫约瑟芬的学生加入了班级。
Josephine's + [noun]
人名后加 's 构成所有格,表示所属关系。
Josephine's birthday is in May.
约瑟芬的生日在五月。
Common mistakes
I like josephine very much.I like Josephine very much.
约瑟芬是英语专有名词(人名),无论出现在句中何处首字母都必须大写;汉语没有大小写之分,学习者常漏掉句中人名的大写。
The Josephine is my English teacher.Josephine is my English teacher.
英语人名前一般不加定冠词 the,直接用人名即可;汉语可以说“那个约瑟芬”来指代熟人,这种母语迁移会导致误加 the。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- not tonight, Josephine
- 今晚不行,约瑟芬(幽默地表示拒绝,尤指拒绝对方的亲热要求)After a long week, he told his wife, 'Not tonight, Josephine.'漫长的一周过后,他对妻子说:“今晚不行,约瑟芬。”
Pop culture & quotes
- France, the army, the head of the army, Josephine.
- 法兰西,军队,军队的统帅,约瑟芬。Napoleon's last words were 'France, the army, the head of the army, Josephine.'拿破仑的临终遗言是:“法兰西,军队,军队的统帅,约瑟芬。”
Confusing words
- Joseph
- 约瑟夫(男子名) · Joseph 是男子名,Josephine 是女子名;两者拼写相近但性别指向不同,不可混用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
约瑟芬(Josephine)读作‘乔-瑟-芬’,由 Joseph 加女名后缀 -ine 构成,想象约瑟夫的姐妹约瑟芬。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常称呼、书面介绍 “约瑟芬”是女子名字,通常作为专有名词使用,多用于称呼或介绍某个人,语气中性。注意不要将其当作普通名词理解。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词用于对比拼写和读音:morphine 与 josephine 的结尾 -phine 都读 /fiːn/;machine、marine、scene 都以 /iːn/ 结尾,但没有 /f/。注意 fine(/faɪn/)等以 -ine 结尾的词读音不同;dolphin(/ˈdɒlfɪn/)拼写相近,但结尾是 /fɪn/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.