masc. personal name, from French Georges, Late Latin Georgius, from Greek Georgos "husbandman, farmer," properly an adjective, "tilling the ground," from ge "earth" (see Gaia) + ergon "work" (see organ). The name introduced in England by the Crusaders (a vision of St. George played a key role in the First Crusade), but not common until after the Hanoverian succession (18c.). St. George began to be recognized as patron of England in time of Edward III, perhaps because of his association with the Order of the Garter (see garter). His feast day is April 23. The legend of his combat with the dragon is first found in "Legenda Aurea" (13c.). The exclamation by (St.) George! is recorded from 1590s.
The cult of George reached its apogee in the later Middle Ages: by then not only England, but Venice, Genoa, Portugal, and Catalonia regarded him as their patron: for all he was the personification of the ideals of Christian chivalry. [The Oxford Dictionary of Saints]
雙語例句
1. Lloyd George was most anxious to be agreeable and pleasant.
勞埃德·喬治極力想表現(xiàn)得平易近人、和藹親切。
來自柯林斯例句
2. George struggled wildly, going under and resurfacing at regular intervals.
喬治瘋狂地掙扎，不斷在水面上浮浮沉沉。
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3. George dazzled her with his knowledge of the world.
喬治的洞察世情令她嘆服。
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4. George W. Bush carried the state with 56 percent of the vote.
喬治·W.布什在該州以56%的得票率獲勝。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children.