Boniface的意思

Boniface

英式音标['bɑnə,fes]

基本解释

n. 小旅店的老板；小餐馆老板

n. (Boniface)人名；(英)博尼费斯；(法、西、刚(布))博尼法斯；(意)博尼法切

Boniface: "innkeeper," from Will Boniface, character in George Farquhar's comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem" (1707).
Contrary to the common opinion, this name derives not from Latin bonifacius 'well-doer,' but from bonifatius, from bonum 'good' and fatum 'fate.' The change to Bonifacius was due to pronunciation and from this was deduced a false etymology. Bonifatius is frequent on Latin inscriptions. Bonifacius is found only twice and these late (Thesaurus) ["Dictionary of English Surnames"]

1. The next day there was an immense excitement in Boniface College, Oxbridge.: 第二天,牛桥大学的博尼法斯学院引起了轩然**.

3. Pope Boniface ordered pilgrims on the way to St. Peter's Basilica.: 罗马教皇博尼费斯命令去史密斯?彼得教堂朝圣的人.