• n. 彼得（男子名）

基督十二門徒之一，常用人名。來自拉丁語Petrus,石頭，詞源同petrology,petroleum.常見于習(xí)語rob Peter to pay Paul,拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻，字面意思即拆了圣彼得的教堂去建圣保羅的教堂。

礦工俚語，詞源不詳。可能借自中古法語peter,爆炸聲，放屁聲，詞源同petard.

Peter

masc. proper name, 12c., from Old English Petrus (genitive Pet(e)res, dative Pet(e)re), from Latin Petrus, from Greek Petros, literally "stone, rock," translation of Syriac kefa "stone" (Latinized as Cephas), nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona (Matt. xvi:17), historically known as St. Peter, and consequently a popular name among Christians (Italian Pietro, Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, Old French Pierres, French Pierre, etc.). Slang for "penis" is attested from 1902, probably from identity of first syllable.

The common form of this very common name in medieval England was Peres (Anglo-French Piers), hence surnames Pierce, Pearson, etc. Among the diminutive forms were Parkin and Perkin. To rob Peter to pay Paul (1510s, also in early 17c. French as descouvrir S. Pierre pour couvrir S. Pol) might be a reference to the many churches dedicated to those two saints, and have sprung from the fairly common practice of building or enriching one church with the ruins or revenues of another. But the alliterative pairing of the two names is attested from c. 1400 with no obvious connection to the saints:

Sum medicyne is for peter tat is not good for poul, for te diuersite of complexioun. [Lanfranc's "Chirurgia Magna," English translation]

peter (v.)

"cease, stop," 1812, of uncertain origin. To peter out "become exhausted," is 1846 as miners' slang. Related: Petered; petering.

1. Anne struggled to help Peter and Zara with their prep.

安妮努力幫助彼得和扎拉完成他們的家庭作業(yè)。

來自柯林斯例句

2. She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter.

她正計(jì)劃宣布她和彼得訂婚一事。

來自柯林斯例句

3. My object was to publish a scholarly work on Peter Mourne.

我的目標(biāo)是出版一本關(guān)于彼得·莫恩的學(xué)術(shù)著作。

來自柯林斯例句

4. "But Peter, it's not that simple," Goldstone countered in a firm voice.

“但是，彼得，事情并非那么簡(jiǎn)單，”戈德斯通語氣堅(jiān)決地駁斥道。

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5. Peter Ward is a seismologist with the US Geological Survey.

彼得·沃德是美國地質(zhì)調(diào)查局的一名地震學(xué)家。

來自柯林斯例句