fem. proper name, from German Emma, from Erma, contraction of Ermentrude or some similar name. With lower-case -e-, as British telephone and radio enunciation of M to avoid confusion with N, attested by 1891.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The inscription reads: "To Emma, with love from Harry".
題贈(zèng)寫著:“獻(xiàn)給愛(ài)瑪,愛(ài)你的哈里”。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Why don't you stay here and keep Emma company?
你為什么不呆在這兒,陪陪埃瑪?
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. One of the set books is Jane Austen's Emma.
指定閱讀書目之一是簡(jiǎn)·奧斯汀的《愛(ài)瑪》。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Oddly, Emma says she never considered her face was attractive.