masc. proper name, Old Testament eldest son of Jacob and name of the tribe descended from him, from Greek Rouben, from Hebrew Reubhen, probably literally "Behold a son," from reu, imperative of ra'ah "he saw" + ben "a son." As a typical name of a farmer, rustic, or country bumpkin, from 1804. The reuben sandwich (1956) is "Not obviously connected" with the sense in rube [OED], possibly from Reuben's restaurant, a popular spot in New York's Lower East Side.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Reuben followed the law, and rose more slowly, yet surely.
小魯本當(dāng)了律事, 升得較慢, 但很踏實(shí).
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. The gate in the fence closes and Reuben is on the outside.
鐵柵欄上的門(mén)關(guān)上了,魯本給關(guān)在了門(mén)外頭.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Reuben steps forward to read the notice carefully.
魯本走上前仔細(xì)看通告.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his hessian treasures.
魯本在街頭徘徊, 努力尋找著被他視為寶物的麻袋.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Reuben found a rusty baking ? soda tin and dropped his coins inside.