masc. proper name, popular in England and Scotland by mid-12c. (Pope Gregory I sent the men who converted the English to Christianity), nativization of Late Latin Gregorius, literally "wakeful" (equivalent to Latin Vigilantius), from Greek gregorios, a derivative of gregoros "to be watchful," from PIE root *ger- "to be awake" (cognates: Sanskrit jagarti "he is awake," Avestan agarayeiti "wakes up, rouses"). At times confused with Latin gregarius (see gregarious).
双语例句
1. Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty.
格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Gregory'sfather had implanted in him an ambition to obtain an education.
格雷戈里的父亲早就向他灌输了要接受教育的志向。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The university refused to let Dick Gregory speak on campus.
这所大学不让迪克·格雷戈里在校园里发表演说。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Gregory would interview them, and would play one off against the other.
