hugh

hugh — 名詞

1. a male first name that has been used in English-speaking countries since the Mid

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男性英文名字

a male first name that has been used in English-speaking countries since the Middle Ages, coming from a Germanic word meaning 'heart' or 'mind'.

例句

Hugh has been working at the university library for over ten years now.

Hugh 在大學圖書館工作已經超過十年了。

The letter was addressed to a Mr. Hugh Chen at the Taipei office.

那封信是寄給台北辦公室的 Hugh 陳先生。

proper noun used with title Mr.

用法筆記

Hugh is a given name (first name), not a surname. It is typically pronounced /hjuː/ in British English and /hju/ in American English. Common nicknames include Hughie (especially in Australia and the UK).

常見錯誤

❌Hugh is my friend named Hugh.
✅My friend is called Hugh.
💡repeating the name in a single sentence sounds unnatural.
❌I met Hughs.
✅I met Hugh.
💡Hugh is not pluralised even when referring to multiple people with that name; use 'two men named Hugh' instead.