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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

Joseph ['ʤozəf] ['ʤəuzɪf]
  1. 1. 约瑟夫(男子名)[昵称 Joe,Jo;阴性 Josepha,Josephine]
  2. 2. [Bible] 约瑟(一译“若瑟”;犹太人祖先雅各十二个儿子中的第十一个,曾被哥哥们出卖为奴,后被埃及法老看中而当了宰相)[创世记37,39-41]
  3. 3. [Bible] 约瑟(一译“若瑟”;耶稣母亲马利亚丈夫;马利亚是“童贞女”,由“圣灵感孕”而生耶稣约瑟耶稣养父,而非生父)[马太福音1:18ー25;亦称作Saint Joseph圣约瑟]
  4. 4. noun [创世纪37:3,暗指约瑟的彩衣]18世纪妇女骑马时穿的大氅

Collins English-English Dictionary

Joseph ['ʤəυzɪf]
  1. 1. n [Old Testament] the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel (Genesis 30:2--24)
  2. 2. n either or both of two tribes descended from his sons Ephraim and Manasseh

Examples

I called my friend Joseph using my old SIM card in my new mobile.
我把旧的用户识别卡装进新手机里,然后给我的朋友约瑟夫打了个电话。
Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him joseph.
乔(Joe)的妈妈不叫他的昵称,而总叫他约瑟夫(Joseph).
the history of Joseph Andrews
Joe is a nickname for Joseph

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