【趣谈英语】Valentine是由Valour演化来的-Valentine Comes From The Word Valour
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
valour: worthiness 1; bravery
jailer: the manager or owner of a prison
execute: kill
outlaw: to disallow 2
sainted: to be named an official saint
Valentine Comes From The Word Valour-Valentine是由Valour演化来的
The word “Valentine” comes from the word “valour” meaning worthiness or bravery. In American English, this word is spelled without a “u” (valor). According to one legend, St. Valentine was a Christian 3 priest who was arrested for not worshiping the Roman gods. While he was in prison, he fell in love with a blind girl who was also the jailer’s daughter. The priest helped the girl pray for her sight to be restored, and eventually she could see. Before the prisoner was executed (on 14 February), he wrote his girlfriend a love note, and signed it Your Valentine. Another legend suggests that St. Valentine was a priest who married couples secretly after marriage was outlawed 4 by Emperor Claudius. In both cases, the priest was sainted in the name of valour.
- It'satisfies the spraying robot's function requirement and has practical worthiness. " 运行试验表明，系统工作稳定可靠，满足了喷雾机器人的功能要求，具有实用价值。
- The judge will evaluate the worthiness of these claims. 法官会评估这些索赔的价值。
- I believe oneself,I am obstinate disallow me to stay back!我相信我自己，倔强不允许我退后！
- The policy adopted in this book is to disallow Leibnizian notation within the text.本书采用的办法是在正文中不用莱布尼兹记号。