adams
adams — 人名
1. Ansel Easton Adams (1902–1984), an American photographer best known for his stri
安瑟·亞當斯
美國風景攝影大師（1902–1984）
Ansel Easton Adams (1902–1984), an American photographer best known for his striking black-and-white pictures of natural landscapes, especially Yosemite and other parks in the western United States.
Hiroshi printed a copy of Ansel Adams's photograph of Half Dome and hung it above his desk.
Hiroshi 印了一張 Ansel Adams 拍的半圓丘照片，掛在書桌上方。
possessive: Ansel Adams's [work]
The museum opened a new exhibit on Ansel Adams to mark fifty years of his Yosemite work.
博物館開了一個新的 Ansel Adams 特展，紀念他在優勝美地拍攝五十週年。
Photography students at the workshop studied how Ansel Adams used light and shadow on mountain rock.
工作坊的攝影學生研究 Ansel Adams 如何運用光線與陰影來表現山岩。
Mei-Ling bought a thick book of Ansel Adams prints for her brother's birthday.
Mei-Ling 為弟弟的生日買了一本厚厚的 Ansel Adams 攝影作品集。
用法筆記
Refers to a specific person; usually appears with first name 'Ansel' to distinguish from other people named Adams.
2. Charles Francis Adams (1807–1886), an American writer and diplomat. He was the s
查爾斯亞當斯
美國作家兼外交官；老亞當斯之孫
Charles Francis Adams (1807–1886), an American writer and diplomat. He was the son of President John Quincy Adams and served as the United States ambassador to Britain during the American Civil War.
During the Civil War, Charles Francis Adams worked in London to keep Britain from supporting the Southern states.
南北戰爭期間，Charles Francis Adams 在倫敦努力阻止英國支持南方各州。
historical context: U.S. Civil War diplomacy
Professor Okafor asked the class to read letters written by Charles Francis Adams during his time in London.
Okafor 教授要全班閱讀 Charles Francis Adams 旅居倫敦時所寫的書信。
Charles Francis Adams came from a famous political family; both his father and grandfather had been presidents.
Charles Francis Adams 出身於著名的政治世家，他的父親和祖父都當過總統。
The library keeps several diaries that Charles Francis Adams wrote while he served abroad.
圖書館收藏了數本 Charles Francis Adams 在駐外期間寫下的日記。
用法筆記
Always cite full name 'Charles Francis Adams' in writing; the Adams family had several members with overlapping first names.
3. Franklin Pierce Adams (1881–1960), an American journalist and humorist who signe
F.P.A.
美國報紙幽默專欄作家
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881–1960), an American journalist and humorist who signed his work with the initials F.P.A. He wrote a popular daily newspaper column and was also a regular guest on a long-running radio quiz show.
In the 1920s, Aarav's grandfather read F.P.A.'s newspaper column over breakfast almost every morning.
1920 年代，Aarav 的祖父幾乎每天早餐都會讀 F.P.A. 的報紙專欄。
abbreviation as signature: F.P.A.
F.P.A. could turn a dull political story into a short joke that made readers laugh out loud.
F.P.A. 能把一則無聊的政治新聞變成讓讀者放聲大笑的短笑話。
The radio show often invited F.P.A. to answer hard general-knowledge questions on air.
那個廣播節目常邀請 F.P.A. 在直播中回答艱深的常識題。
Many young writers in New York looked up to F.P.A. and tried to copy his light, witty style.
紐約許多年輕作家都仰慕 F.P.A.，並試圖模仿他輕快詼諧的文風。
用法筆記
F.P.A. is an initialism used as a pen name; spell out 'Franklin Pierce Adams' on first mention in formal writing.
4. Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918), an American historian and writer. He is most fam
亨利·亞當斯
美國歷史學家兼作家（1838–1918）
Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918), an American historian and writer. He is most famous for his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams, which won the Pulitzer Prize after his death.
Sofía read The Education of Henry Adams in a first-year course on American history.
Sofía 在大一的美國史課堂上讀了《亨利·亞當斯的教育》這本書。
title context: 'The Education of Henry Adams'
Henry Adams felt that the modern world was changing too quickly for older ideas to keep up.
Henry Adams 認為現代世界變化太快，舊有觀念已經跟不上腳步。
The seminar discussed how Henry Adams described his own schooling in Boston during the nineteenth century.
研討會上討論 Henry Adams 如何描述自己十九世紀在波士頓所受的教育。
Henry Adams was the grandson of one U.S. president and the great-grandson of another.
Henry Adams 是其中一位美國總統的孫子，也是另一位總統的曾孫。
用法筆記
Distinguish from his father Charles Francis Adams (sense 2) and his ancestor President John Adams (sense 5); first name 'Henry' is the key cue.
5. John Adams (1735–1826), an American lawyer and diplomat who became the second pr
約翰·亞當斯
美國第二任總統（1797–1801）
John Adams (1735–1826), an American lawyer and diplomat who became the second president of the United States, serving from 1797 to 1801. He helped lead the country to independence from Britain.
John Adams signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 alongside Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
John Adams 在 1776 年與 Thomas Jefferson、Benjamin Franklin 一同簽署《獨立宣言》。
historical event: Declaration of Independence (1776)
Mr. Tanaka's class wrote reports on why John Adams refused to start another war with France.
Mr. Tanaka 的班上寫短篇報告，探討 John Adams 為何選擇不讓國家對法國再開一次戰。
John Adams lost the 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson and went home to his farm in Massachusetts.
John Adams 在 1800 年的選舉中敗給 Thomas Jefferson，便回到麻州的農場度日。
Letters between John Adams and his wife Abigail are still printed in school history books today.
John Adams 與妻子 Abigail 之間的書信，至今仍收錄在學校的歷史教科書裡。
用法筆記
Refers specifically to the second U.S. president; do not confuse with his son John Quincy Adams (sense 7) or the modern composer (sense 6).
常見錯誤
6. John Coolidge Adams (born 1947), an American composer of classical music, known
作曲家亞當斯
美國當代古典音樂作曲家
John Coolidge Adams (born 1947), an American composer of classical music, known for operas such as Nixon in China and for orchestra pieces that mix repeating patterns with rich, modern sounds.
The opera house staged Nixon in China, the most famous work by John Adams the composer.
歌劇院上演了《尼克森在中國》，那是作曲家 John Adams 最著名的作品。
title context: 'Nixon in China' opera
Chiamaka attended a concert in Berlin where the orchestra played a new symphony by John Adams.
Chiamaka 在柏林參加了一場音樂會，樂團演奏了 John Adams 的新交響曲。
Music students often study how John Adams builds long pieces from short, repeating melodies.
音樂系學生常研究 John Adams 如何用短小重複的旋律建構出長篇樂曲。
John Adams won a Pulitzer Prize for a piece written in memory of the September 11 attacks.
John Adams 因一首紀念九一一事件的作品而獲得普立茲獎。
用法筆記
Often called 'John Adams the composer' to avoid confusion with the 18th-century president (sense 5); his middle name Coolidge helps in formal writing.
7. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the eldest child of the second U.S. president, wh
小亞當斯
美國第六任總統，老亞當斯之子
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the eldest child of the second U.S. president, who served as a diplomat and secretary of state before becoming the sixth president of the United States, holding office from 1825 to 1829.
John Quincy Adams negotiated the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812 with Britain.
John Quincy Adams 談判達成《根特條約》，結束了美英之間的1812年戰爭。
biographical fact: diplomatic achievement
After losing the 1828 election to Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a representative from Massachusetts.
在1828年敗給 Andrew Jackson 之後，John Quincy Adams 以麻薩諸塞州眾議員身分重返國會。
post-presidency career
The students learned that John Quincy Adams was the first president whose father had also held the office.
學生們學到 John Quincy Adams 是第一位父親也曾擔任總統的美國總統。
John Quincy Adams spent his later years fighting against slavery in the House of Representatives.
John Quincy Adams 晚年在眾議院致力於反對奴隸制度。
用法筆記
Always referred to with the middle name 'Quincy' to distinguish him from his father, the second president John Adams.
常見錯誤
8. Maude Adams (1872-1953), born Maude Kiskadden, an American stage actress widely
莫德·亞當斯
美國女演員，以飾演彼得潘聞名
Maude Adams (1872-1953), born Maude Kiskadden, an American stage actress widely admired in the early 1900s, especially for playing the title role in the original Broadway production of Peter Pan.
Maude Adams became the highest-paid stage actress in America after her famous performance as Peter Pan.
Maude Adams 飾演彼得潘一角聲名大噪後，成為當時全美片酬最高的舞台劇女演員。
biographical fact: career milestone
Theatre lovers in 1905 packed the Empire Theatre in New York to watch Maude Adams fly across the stage.
1905年，紐約的劇迷擠滿帝國劇院，只為觀賞 Maude Adams 在舞台上飛越天空。
Maude Adams was born Maude Kiskadden in Salt Lake City and took her mother's maiden name for the stage.
Maude Adams 本名 Maude Kiskadden，出生於鹽湖城，登台後改用母親的娘家姓。
After leaving the theatre, Maude Adams taught drama at Stephens College in Missouri for many years.
離開舞台後，Maude Adams 在密蘇里州的 Stephens College 教授戲劇多年。
用法筆記
The original birth name 'Kiskadden' is typically mentioned only in biographical contexts; she is known almost exclusively by her stage name.
9. Samuel Adams (1722-1803), an American political leader from Boston who helped or
山姆·亞當斯
美國獨立革命時期的政治領袖
Samuel Adams (1722-1803), an American political leader from Boston who helped organize resistance to British rule and was one of the founding figures who pushed the American colonies toward independence.
Samuel Adams helped plan the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to protest British taxes on the American colonies.
Samuel Adams 在1773年協助策劃波士頓茶葉事件，抗議英國對殖民地課稅。
biographical fact: revolutionary action
As a cousin of John Adams, Samuel Adams signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776.
身為 John Adams 的堂兄，Samuel Adams 於1776年在費城簽署了《獨立宣言》。
family connection and political role
The history teacher explained that Samuel Adams ran a struggling brewery while leading protests against the British crown.
歷史老師說明，Samuel Adams 一邊打理一間生意慘澹的啤酒廠，一邊領導反抗英國王室的行動。
A popular American beer brand still bears the name of Samuel Adams as a tribute to the patriot from Boston.
至今美國仍有一個熱門啤酒品牌沿用 Samuel Adams 之名，向這位波士頓愛國者致敬。
用法筆記
Distinct from his cousin John Adams (sense 5); Samuel Adams was a political organizer rather than a president.
常見錯誤
10. Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871-1958), an American writer and journalist known for no
記者亞當斯
美國作家與揭弊調查記者
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871-1958), an American writer and journalist known for novels and for investigative articles that exposed dishonest practices in the patent medicine industry of the early 1900s.
Samuel Hopkins Adams wrote a famous series of articles exposing the dangers of patent medicines in 1905.
Samuel Hopkins Adams 在1905年撰寫了一系列著名文章，揭露專利藥品的危害。
biographical fact: investigative journalism
The 1934 film 'It Happened One Night' was based on a short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams.
1934年的電影《一夜風流》改編自 Samuel Hopkins Adams 的短篇小說。
literary adaptation
Samuel Hopkins Adams attended Hamilton College in New York before starting his long career as a writer.
Samuel Hopkins Adams 就讀於紐約的 Hamilton College，之後展開了漫長的寫作生涯。
The reporting by Samuel Hopkins Adams helped Congress pass the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.
Samuel Hopkins Adams 的報導促使國會在1906年通過《純淨食品與藥物法》。
用法筆記
Always include the middle name 'Hopkins' to distinguish him from Samuel Adams the Revolutionary patriot (sense 9).