title of address to members of religious orders, c. 1300, from Old French dan (Modern French dom), from Latin dominus "lord" (source of Portuguese don, Spanish don, Italian donno; see don (n.)).
Dan (1)
familiar form of masc. proper name Daniel.
Dan (2)
name of one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel or its territory, named for its founder; literally "he who judges," related to Hebrew din "to judge." In the Old Testament, it occupied the northernmost part of Israel, hence its use proverbially for "utmost extremity," as in in from Dan to Beersheba (the southernmost region), 1738.
實用例句
1. Dan was in his cabin, staring out of a porthole.
丹在自己的船艙里朝艙外凝視著。
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2. Dan smiled at him through a haze of smoke and steaming coffee.
丹透過煙霧和咖啡的熱氣朝他笑了笑。
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3. He proceeded to give Dan directions to the computer room.
他接著告訴丹去計算機(jī)房該怎么走。
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4. Dan burned to know what the reason could be.
丹急于想知道原因。
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5. Dan found out that I had been meeting my ex-boyfriend in secret.
