fem. proper name, from French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Katerina, from Latin Ecaterina, from Greek Aikaterine. The -h- was introduced 16c., probably a folk etymology from Greek katharos "pure" (see catharsis). The initial Greek vowel is preserved in Russian form Ekaterina.
As the name of a type of pear, attested from 1640s. Catherine wheel (early 13c.) is named for St. Catherine of Alexandria, legendary virgin martyr from the time of Maximinus who was tortured on a spiked wheel. Her name day is Nov. 25. A popular saint in the Middle Ages, which accounts for the popularity of the given name.
雙語例句
1. Catherine was ready to explode. "I think you're contemptible!"
凱瑟琳氣得快要炸了。“我覺得你真是可鄙！”
來自柯林斯例句
2. Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.
凱瑟琳確保這條消息直接傳達給了沃爾特。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Catherine demonstrated the proper way to cleanse the face.
凱瑟琳演示了潔面的正確方法。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
葉卡捷琳娜大帝資助發展藝術和科學。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls.