Priscilla

发音

其它 /pɹɪˈsɪlə/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A female given name from Latin of biblical origin.

  2. 2.

    An early Christian, mentioned in the Bible and also known as Prisca.

    And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

词源

Feminine diminutive form of a Roman cognomen Prīscus, from Latin prīscus (“former, ancient, old-fashioned”). Compare typologically Seneca (< Latin Seneca < senex).

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