英汉词典

German 基本解释

• adj. 德国的；德语的，德国人的
• n. 德语；德国人

German 词态变化

German 中文词源

来自拉丁语Germanus, 最早来自古罗马执政官凯撒的使用。

German 英文词源

german (adj.)

"of the same parents or grandparents," c. 1300, from Old French germain "own, full; born of the same mother and father; closely related" (12c.), from Latin germanus "full, own (of brothers and sisters); one's own brother; genuine, real, actual, true," related to germen (genitive germinis) "sprout, bud," of uncertain origin; perhaps dissimilated from PIE *gen(e)-men-, from root *gene- "to give birth, beget" (see genus). Your cousin-german (also first cousin) is the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt; your children and your first cousin's are second cousins to one another; to you, your first cousin's children are first cousin once removed.

German (n.)

"a native of Germany," 1520s, from Latin Germanus (adjective and noun, plural Germani), first attested in writings of Julius Caesar, who used Germani to designate a group of tribes in northeastern Gaul, of unknown origin. Probably originally the name of an individual tribe, but Gaulish (Celtic) origins have been proposed, from words perhaps originally meaning "noisy" (compare Old Irish garim "to shout") or "neighbor" (compare Old Irish gair "neighbor"). Middle English had Germayns (plural, late 14c.), but only in the sense "ancient Teuton, member of the Germanic tribes." The earlier English word was Almain (early 14c.; see Alemanni) or Dutch.

Þe empere passede from þe Grees to þe Frenschemen and to þe Germans, þat beeþ Almayns. [John of Trevisa, translation of Higdon's Polychronicon, 1387]

Their name for themselves, die Deutschen (see Dutch), dates from 12c. Roman writers also used Teutoni as a German tribal name, and writers in Latin after about 875 commonly refer to the German language as teutonicus (see Teutonic). Meaning "the German language" in English is from 1748. High German (1823 in English) and Low German as a division of dialects is geographical: High German (from 16c. established as the literary language) was the German spoken in the upland regions in southern Germany, Low German (often including Dutch, Frisian, Flemish), also called Plattdeutsch was spoken in the regions near the North Sea. In the U.S. German also was used of descendants of settlers from Germany.

German (adj.)

"of or pertaining to Germany or the Germans," 1550s, from German (n.). German shepherd as a breed of dog (1922) is short for German shepherd dog (1889), which translates German deutscher Schäferhund. German Ocean as an old name for the North Sea translates Ptolemy. German measles attested by 1856. German-American is from 1880. German Reformed church is from 1812.

German 英文释义

1. a person of German nationality

2. the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

German 双语例句

1. Big credits were given to East Germany by successive West German governments.

历届西德政府给予东德大量的贷款。

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2. Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away.

他们的部队在炮轰仅有7英里之遥的德军防线。

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3. The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.

今年，德国人将平均享受40天的带薪假期。

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4. They were conversing in German, their only common language.

他们正用德语交谈，这是他们唯一的共同语言。

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5. Chancellor Helmut Kohl was the leading cheerleader for German unification.

赫尔穆特·科尔总理是德国统一的主要支持者。

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German 实用场景例句

Their unit was shelling the German lines only seven miles away.

他们的部队在炮轰仅有7英里之遥的德军防线。

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The average German will enjoy 40 days' paid holiday this year.

今年，德国人将平均享受40天的带薪假期。

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They were conversing in German, their only common language.

他们正用德语交谈，这是他们唯一的共同语言。

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German cameras at knock-down prices flooded the British market.

德国产的廉价相机充斥着英国市场。

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Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening.

紧靠我们右面，古老的德国避暑胜地正在苏醒。

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German law forbids the dumping of hazardous waste on German soil.

德国法律禁止在德国本土倾倒有害废料。

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Tony Woodcock has joined German amateur team SC Brueck as coach.

托尼·伍德科克加盟德国业余队SC布吕克队担任教练。

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Horst, a German from Hamburg, was a true original.

来自德国汉堡的霍斯特是个名副其实的怪人。

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Spaniards are worried about German investors deserting Spain for Eastern Europe.

西班牙人担心德国投资者放弃西班牙而转向东欧。

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Few officers thought that a German-Czech war could be localized.

没几个军官认为德捷之战可被控制为局部战争。

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The German authorities are considering an airlift if the situation becomes critical.

如果局势变得危急，德国当局将考虑实施空运。

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On the aeroplane I was befriended by a delightful German woman.

在飞机上，一位讨人喜欢的德国女士对我就像朋友一样。

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Their German peers had a more developed sense of citizenship.

和他们同龄的德国人有着更强烈的公民归属感。

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At midnight, the German flag will be raised over the Reichstag.

半夜时，德国国旗将在德国国会大厦升起。

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Susan and the girl were still nattering away in German.

苏姗和那个女孩还在用德语聊个没完。

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