German form of William (q.v.). Fem. form is Wilhelmina. Wilhelmine (adj.) is "pertaining to the reign of Wilhelm II," emperor of Germany 1888-1918. Berlin's Wilhelmstrasse was the pre-1945 headquarters of the German foreign office, hence used metonymically for "German foreign policy" (compare Quai d'Orsay).
双语例句
1. Wilhelm realized that he was on Tamkin's back.
威海姆意识到他依赖塔姆金.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Wilhelm Johannsen coined the term gene.
威廉?约翰森提出了基因这个专门术语.
来自辞典例句
3. X - rays were first discovered by a German scientist , Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, in 1895, almost by accident.
X 光最早是由一个名为威廉,K- 伦琴的德国物理学家于1895年几乎是偶然发现的.
来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
4. He was persuaded to become director of Theoretical Physics in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.
人们说服他担任凯撒-威廉学院理论物理学的学科主任.
来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
5. I am grateful to you, Wilhelm , for you sincere sympathy, for your well - meant advice.
