- 1n/kɑːn/可汗 / 汗
A ruler or important leader in India or Central Asia, or the title used for such a person.
khan 是中亞、蒙古、印度一帶對「統治者、首領」的稱呼,也是他們的頭銜,中文常翻成「可汗」或「汗」。最有名的就是 Genghis Khan(成吉思汗)。可以想成它像 king 或 emperor 一樣,是加在名字上的尊稱,只是屬於草原、遊牧民族的世界。
示範例句 · Example
Genghis Khan built one of the largest empires in history.
中文翻譯成吉思汗建立了歷史上最大的帝國之一。
常見搭配
the great khan
大汗
the most powerful khan, the ruler over other khans
Messengers brought news to the great khan.
Genghis Khan
成吉思汗
the famous Mongol ruler whose name uses the title 'khan'
Genghis Khan is one of the best-known names in history.
core核心畫面
From the word’s history
Via Middle English and Old French from Medieval Latin chanis, from Turkic *qan, contraction of *qaɣan.
源自突厥語 qan,是 qaɣan 的縮略,經拉丁文、法文傳入。
You can picture a powerful ruler on the of Central Asia or in old India — a chief or king who commands whole tribes — and 'khan' is both the man and the title people call him by.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Khanname/ˈkɑːn/
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A male given name used extensively among Muslims of South Asia.
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A surname derived from the given name.
- "Sunscreens protect you from UVA/UVB rays which can be emitted from many sources of light such as the sun, your tubelight and devices," Dr Kaleem Khan said, adding that using sunscreen once a day is the bare minimum you can do for your skin.
khannoun詞源 1/kɑːn/
- 1
historicalA ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
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An Ottoman sultan.
- 3
A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.
khannoun詞源 2/kɑːn/
- 1
Synonym of caravanserai (particularly in Middle Eastern contexts)
- ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The khān of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied.
- At each of these stations there is a hostelry which they call a khan, where travellers alight with their beasts, and outside each khan is a public watering-place and a shop at which the traveller may buy what he requires for himself and his beast.
- 2
Synonym of fonduk (“inn or hotel in Middle Eastern contexts”).
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。