shane

shane — 名詞

1. a male given name of Irish origin, widely used in English-speaking countries. It

1.名詞
釋義

沙恩

愛爾蘭男子名

a male given name of Irish origin, widely used in English-speaking countries. It comes from the Irish name Seán, which is the Irish form of John.

例句

Shane moved to Dublin last year to study engineering at Trinity College.

Shane 去年搬到都柏林，在 Trinity College 攻讀工程學。

proper noun as subject

My neighbour Shane works as a firefighter in the city centre.

我鄰居 Shane 在市中心的消防局工作。

common in everyday naming contexts

文法句型

used without article

用法筆記

Always capitalised. Used without an article (not 'the Shane'). The name is pronounced /ʃeɪn/, rhyming with 'rain' and 'lane'.

常見錯誤

❌The Shane is my friend.
✅Shane is my friend.
💡Given names in English do not take an article.
❌Sean and Shane are the same pronunciation.
✅Sean is usually pronounced /ʃɔːn/, while Shane is /ʃeɪn/.
💡The two names sound different in English despite a shared Irish origin.