Jacob

• n. 雅各（以色列人的祖先）；雅各布（男子名）

英文词源

Jacob

masc. proper name, name of Old Testament patriarch, son of Isaac and Rebecca and father of the founders of the twelve tribes, from Late Latin Iacobus, from Greek Iakobos, from Hebrew Ya'aqobh, literally "one that takes by the heel" (Gen. xxviii:12), a derivative of 'aqebh "heel." The most popular name for boys born in the U.S. from 1999 through 2008. Jacob's ladder, in various transferred uses from 1733, is from Gen. xxviii:12.

双语例句

1. Jacob Sinclair met his death at the hands of a soldier.

雅各布·辛克莱在一名士兵的手里送了命。

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2. He wrenched the crutch from Jacob, who didn'tfight him for it.

他猛地抢走了雅各布的拐杖，而雅各布并没有反抗。

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3. Rachel was going to do something about Jacob.

蕾切尔将对雅各布有所行动。

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4. Jacob was silent so long that Livvy interposed.

雅各布沉默的时间太长了，莉薇只好插话了。

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5. Almighty God / God Almighty appeared to Jacob in the land of Canaan.

全能之神在迦南福地对雅各显灵.

来自《简明英汉词典》