pearson

pearson — biographical name

1. the name Pearson when it refers to Karl Pearson, an English mathematician who li

1.人名
釋義

the name Pearson when it refers to Karl Pearson, an English mathematician who lived from 1857 to 1936

例句

Our math teacher mentioned Karl Pearson in a lesson on statistics.

full name: Karl Pearson

Mina found Karl Pearson's name in a chapter about early statistics.

Karl Pearson's name

文法句型

Karl Pearson

read about Karl Pearson

用法筆記

Usually appears as the full name Karl Pearson in books or lessons. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to Lester Pearson, the Canadian political leader.

常見錯誤

I read about the Karl Pearson online.
I read about Karl Pearson online.
💡Personal names do not usually take 'the'.

2. the name Pearson when it refers to Lester Bowles Pearson, who was Canada's prime

2.人名
釋義

the name Pearson when it refers to Lester Bowles Pearson, who was Canada's prime minister from 1963 to 1968

例句

Our class learned that Lester Pearson led Canada in the 1960s.

full name: Lester Pearson

Nina borrowed a book about Lester Pearson before her Canada history project.

a book about Lester Pearson

文法句型

Lester Pearson

a book about Lester Pearson

用法筆記

Usually appears as the full name Lester Pearson in history or politics contexts. Distinguish from sense 1, which names Karl Pearson, the mathematician.

常見錯誤

We learned about lester pearson in class.
We learned about Lester Pearson in class.
💡Capitalise both parts of a person's name.