fem. proper name, originally Joanna, fem. of Johannes (see John). Often 17c.-18c. used as a generic name for a female rustic. Among U.S. births, a top 10 name for girls born between 1930 and 1937.
雙語例句
1. I tried again to get ahold of my cousin Joan.
我再次嘗試聯(lián)系我的表妹瓊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. During the war, Joan helped her mother knit scarves for soldiers.
戰(zhàn)爭期間，瓊幫媽媽給戰(zhàn)士們織圍巾。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan of Arc.
一群演員正在排演一出關(guān)于圣女貞德的戲。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Joan Smith's detective stories are a cut above the rest.
瓊·史密斯的偵探小說比其他偵探小說都要出色。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Joan of Arc was finally canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.