"newly married man" (especially one who had seemed a confirmed bachelor), 1821, from the character Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing" (1599). The name is from Late Latin Benedictus, literally "blessed," from Latin benedicte "bless (you)" (see benediction). This also produced the proper name Bennet; hence also benet (late 14c.), the third of the four lesser orders of the Roman Catholic Church, one of whose functions was to exorcize spirits.
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1. Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.
贝内迪克特小时候野性难驯，年轻时又爱与人争吵。
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2. Joan of Arc was finally canonized by Pope Benedict XV in 1920.
圣女贞德终于在1920年由教皇本尼狄克十五世封为圣徒。
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3. He had been sent here to keep an eye on Benedict.
他被派到这儿监视贝内迪克特。
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4. Benedict's voice tailed off, then resumed.
贝内迪克特的声音渐渐小到快听不见时又大了起来。
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5. Benedict pointed downwards again with his stick.
