first name
personal name or names given to sb at his birth, usu coming before a surname or family name 名字, 教名(通常置於姓前)
Mrs Thatcher's first name is Margaret. 撒切尔夫人的名字叫玛格丽特.
[attrib 作定语]
We are all on first-name terms with our boss, ie We call him by his first name (a sign of a friendly informal relationship). 我们和老板都以名相称(不冠姓, 显示关系密切不拘束). => Usage at name1 用法见name1. Cf 参看 forename, given name (given), Christian name (Christian).
n. 名字;名声;有…名称的;著名的人物;
vt. 确定;决定;给…取名;说出…的名字;
adj. 著名的;据以取名;
🗣️ 情景例句
We're happy you got the promotion.
很高兴你得到了提拔。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要,教养更且重要。
Nor could he have foreseen how we could use the Internet to obtain information on every known subject, so we can read it on a screen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to.