James

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专有名词
  1. The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James. countable,uncountable
  2. One of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus. countable,uncountable
    — Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew popular since the Middle Ages. Also a common middle name. countable,uncountable
    — […] And Normans call me James Fitz-James. / Thus watch I o'er insulted laws, / Thus learn to right the injured cause. […]
  4. An English surname originating as a patronymic. countable,uncountable
  5. A placename; An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia, United States. countable,uncountable
  6. A placename; An unincorporated community in Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. countable,uncountable
  7. A placename; A township in Timiskaming District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada. countable,uncountable
  8. A placename; Former name of Santiago: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador. countable,uncountable

词形变化

Jameses plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Court of St. James's Deeping St James Great Saint James jamescameroni James City James Creek James Island James-Stein estimator Jamestown King James KJV Little Saint James Pristimantis jamescameroni Saint-James Saint James Saint James Windward St-James St.-James St James St. James St. James City St James's Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome Swyer-James syndrome
相关词
Jacob and its variants Jameson St. James Jaime Jake Jambo Jamie Jay Jem Jemmy Jim Jimbo Jimmi Jimmie Jimmy

词源

The English New Testament form of Jacob, from Middle English James, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iācōmus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Jacques, Jacob, Iago, Jago, Yago, Hamish, Seamus, Tiago, Santiago, and Yaakov. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a modification of the earlier name Duke of York's Island after its eponymous duke's coronation as James II of England.
See Occitan Jacme for an intermediary between Old French James and Catalan Jaume.
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