masc. proper name, from Old Irish Patraicc (Irish Padraig), from Latin Patricius, literally "a patrician" (see patrician). As a given name, chiefly in northern England and Scotland, in Ireland only a popular name after 1600, due probably to the Scots settlers in Ulster. [Reaney]
實(shí)用例句
1. This put me in mind of some-thing Patrick said many years ago.
這使我想起多年前帕特里克曾說過的話。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
帕特里克常常明知我手忙腳亂還要調(diào)皮搗蛋。
來自柯林斯例句
3. For some inexplicable reason she was attracted to Patrick.
因?yàn)槟承o法解釋的原因，她被帕特里克所吸引。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Patrick Devlin was an outstanding judge and brilliant jurist.
帕特里克·德夫林是一位杰出的法官和出色的法律專家。
來自柯林斯例句
5. She felt that what she had done was a betrayal of Patrick.
