glenn

glenn — noun

1. John Glenn (1921–2016), the American astronaut who, in 1962, became the first pe

1.名詞B2
釋義

John Glenn (1921–2016), the American astronaut who, in 1962, became the first person from the United States to travel around the Earth in space; he later served as a U.S. Senator for the state of Ohio for twenty-four years.

例句

In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth aboard Friendship 7.

first American to orbit the Earth; Friendship 7 spacecraft

After NASA, John Glenn was elected to the U.S. Senate from Ohio in 1974.

transition from astronaut to politician; elected to U.S. Senate

文法句型

the + surname John Glenn

surname Glenn when referring to the person John Glenn

用法筆記

When referring to this specific person, the name can be used either with a title (Senator Glenn, John Glenn) or alone (Glenn) in contexts where the referent is already clear. It is not a common noun and is not used to describe astronauts in general.

常見錯誤

❌Neil Armstrong was the first Glenn to walk on the Moon.
✅Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the Moon.
💡Glenn is a surname attached to a specific person, not a general term for astronauts.