owen

owen — biographical name

1. the family name of Robert Owen, a Welsh man remembered for work to make society

1.人名
釋義

the family name of Robert Owen, a Welsh man remembered for work to make society better, who lived from 1771 to 1858

例句

Our history teacher introduced Robert Owen as an early social reformer.

full name: Robert Owen

A museum in Wales showed letters written by Robert Owen.

read about / letters by Robert Owen

文法句型

Robert Owen

read about Robert Owen

用法筆記

Usually appears as the full name Robert Owen. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to Wilfred Owen, the poet.

常見錯誤

❌Our class studied the Robert Owen yesterday.
✅Our class studied Robert Owen yesterday.
💡Personal names do not usually take 'the'.

2. the family name of Wilfred Owen, a poet from Britain who lived from 1893 to 1918

2.人名
釋義

the family name of Wilfred Owen, a poet from Britain who lived from 1893 to 1918

例句

Our literature class read a poem by Wilfred Owen aloud.

a poem by Wilfred Owen

The bookshop window displayed a new collection of Wilfred Owen's poems.

Wilfred Owen's poems

文法句型

Wilfred Owen

a poem by Wilfred Owen

用法筆記

Usually appears as the full name Wilfred Owen in reading or school contexts. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to Robert Owen, the social reformer.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a book by wilfred owen.
✅I bought a book by Wilfred Owen.
💡Capitalise both parts of a person's name.