sheik
英 [?e?k]
美[?ik]
- n. 酋長(zhǎng),族長(zhǎng)(阿拉伯人的)
- n. (Sheik)人名;(阿拉伯、伊朗)謝赫
英文詞源
- sheik (n.)
- "head of an Arab family," also "head of a Muslim religious order," 1570s, from Arabic shaykh "chief," literally "old man," from base of shakha "to grow old." Popularized by "The Sheik," novel in Arabian setting by E.M. Hull (1919), and the movie version, "The Sheikh," 1921, starring Rudolph Valentino, which gave it a 1920s sense of "strong, romantic lover."
雙語例句
- 1. We were greatly honoured that Sheik Hasina took the trouble to visit us.
- 謝赫·哈西娜專程前來看望我們,對(duì)此我們深感榮幸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The sheik in particular caused a slight stir and buzz.
- 特別是這位酋長(zhǎng)引起了一陣輕微的騷動(dòng)和嘁嘁喳喳的聲音.
來自辭典例句
- 3. The sheik treated him as a friend and an equal.
- 酋長(zhǎng)對(duì)他像朋友一樣平等相待.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. A representative for the sheik could not immediately be reached late Sunday.
- 周日晚些時(shí)候,無法直接聯(lián)系到王子的代表.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. The sixth sheik's sixth sheep's sick.
- 第六位酋長(zhǎng)的第六只羊病了.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)