Melissa

英美[mə'lɪsə]
  • n. 蜜蜂花;梅利莎(女子名)

英文词源


Melissa
fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek (Ionic) melissa (Attic melitta) "honeybee," also "one of the priestesses of Delphi," from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of *melit- "honey" (cognates: Greek meli, Latin mel "honey; sweetness;" Albanian mjal' "honey;" Old Irish mil "honey," Irish milis "sweet;" Old English mildeaw "nectar," milisc "honeyed, sweet;" Old High German milsken "to sweeten;" Gothic miliþ "honey").

双语例句


1. Why should Melissa have to slog around the supermarket on her own?
为什么梅利莎会一个人在超市里面费劲地转来转去?

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2. Melissa had guzzled gin and tonics like they were lemonade.
梅利莎像喝柠檬汽水一样大口地喝着加奎宁水的杜松子酒。

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3. You've got to hand it to Melissa, she certainly gets around.
你不得不佩服梅利莎,她到哪里都吃得开。

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4. Melissa slid in beside Paula, and her husband sat opposite.
梅利莎悄悄溜进来坐在葆拉身边,她的丈夫在对面坐下。

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5. Melissa was a tall, buxom blonde.
梅利莎是个丰满的高个子金发美女。

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