"newly married man" (especially one who had seemed a confirmed bachelor), 1821, from the character Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1599). The name is from Late Latin Benedictus, literally "blessed," from Latin benedicte "bless (you)" (see benediction). This also produced the proper name Bennet; hence also benet (late 14c.), the third of the four lesser orders of the Roman Catholic Church, one of whose functions was to exorcize spirits.
雙語例句
1. Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.
貝內(nèi)迪克特小時候野性難馴，年輕時又愛與人爭吵。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Joan of Arc was finally canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.
圣女貞德終于在1920年由教皇本尼狄克十五世封為圣徒。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He had been sent here to keep an eye on Benedict.
他被派到這兒監(jiān)視貝內(nèi)迪克特。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Benedict's voice tailed off, then resumed.
貝內(nèi)迪克特的聲音漸漸小到快聽不見時又大了起來。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick.