fem. proper name, French Veronique, a variant of Greek Berenike (see Berenice). The popular "Saint Veronica" (not in the Roman Martyrology) traditionally was a pious woman who wiped the face of Christ when he fell carrying the cross to Calvary. The image of his face remained on the cloth, and the "veil of Veronica" has been preserved in Rome from the 8c. Her popularity rose with the propagation of the Stations of the Cross, and this connection led to the folk-etymology derivation of the name from Latin vera "true" + Greek eikon "image." Some also identified her with the woman with the issue of blood, cured by Christ, as in the East this woman was identified from an early date by the name Berenike. Hence vernicle (mid-14c.) "picture of the face of Christ," from Old French veronicle, variant of veronique "St. Veronica's cloth."
雙語例句
1. Truth to tell, John did not want Veronica at his wedding.
說實在的，約翰不想韋羅妮卡參加他的婚禮。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Veronica looked at him, smiling, as they bowled along.
他們的車快速前行時，韋羅妮卡面帶微笑地看著他。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Veronica, I do understand.
韋羅妮卡，我確實懂了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Veronica was quite adamant that they should stay on.
維羅妮卡堅信他們必須繼續留下去.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Veronica had come up to him with her usual cheery smile.