John

约翰

发音

UK /d͡ʒɒn/
AU
US /d͡ʒɑn/

词形变化

Johns 复数 Johns

别名

Jon Joh. Jhn. Jno. Jo.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

    英国 俚语 政治 军事
  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”).

    美国 古体 俚语
  3. 3.

    An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.

    游戏

    Remember, no Johns.

name
  1. 1.

    A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

    约翰

  2. 2.

    A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

    Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

    非正式

    a John Doe murder case; the dreaded Dear John letter; if we were to ask John Q. Public his opinion

  3. 3.

    A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

    Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).

    非正式
  4. 4.

    Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).

    约翰

    若望

    若翰

    约安

    叶哈雅

    伊鄂昂

    宗教
  5. 5.

    The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

    约翰福音

    宗教
  6. 6.

    One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

    约翰书

    宗教
  7. 7.

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

词汇关系

相关短语

词源

From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”). Doublet of Jack, Jon, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Ian, Ivan, Evan, Juan, Giovanni, and Yahya.

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