单词 | john |
释义 | john1/dʒɒn /noun informal 1chiefly North American A toilet: you have to walk across the stage to get to the john...
2A prostitute’s client: the hooker who opens her soul to her john...
OriginEarly 20th century (in sense 2): from the given name John, used from late Middle English as a form of address to a man, or to denote various occupations, including that of priest (late Middle English) and policeman (mid 17th century). RhymesJohn2/dʒɒn / (1165–1216), son of Henry II, king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lackland. He lost most of his French possessions, including Normandy, to Phillip II of France. In 1209 he was excommunicated for refusing to accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. Forced to sign Magna Carta by his barons (1215), he ignored its provisions and civil war broke out. John3/dʒɒn /1The name of six kings of Portugal: 1.1 John I (1357–1433), reigned 1385–1433; known as John the Great. Reinforced by an English army, he defeated the Castilians at Aljubarrota (1385), winning independence for Portugal. 1.2 John II (1455–95), reigned 1481–95. 1.3 John III (1502–57), reigned 1521–57. 1.4 John IV (1604–56), reigned 1640–56; known as John the Fortunate. The founder of the Braganza dynasty, he expelled a Spanish usurper and proclaimed himself king. 1.5 John V (1689–1750), reigned 1706–50. 1.6 John VI (1767–1826), reigned 1816–26. |
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