masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob and Rachel, from Late Latin Joseph, Josephus, from Greek Ioseph, from Hebrew Yoseph (also Yehoseph; see Ps. lxxxi:6) "adds, increases," causative of yasaph "he added." Its use in names of clothing and plants often is in reference to his "coat of many colors."
实用例句
1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。来自柯林斯例句
2. His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions.
他的长子约瑟夫继承了乃父的传统。来自柯林斯例句
3. Joseph made sure that he was never palmed off with inferior stuff.
