masc. proper name, name of Hebrew prophet and lawgiver, from Latin, from Greek Mouses, from Hebrew Mosheh, of unknown origin.
Most scholars see in it the Hebraization of Egyptian mes, mesu 'child, son,' which is often used in theophorous names. According to this derivation the words of Pharaoh's daughter in Ex. 2:10, 'For out of the water I drew him' are not the explanation of the Hebrew name Mosheh, but express the idea that the Egyptian name given by Pharaoh's daughter resembles in sound, and therefore, reminds us of, the Hebrew verb mashah 'he drew out,' which is suggestive of the words spoken by Pharaoh's daughter. [Dr. Ernest Klein, "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language"]
As an expletive or oath, 1840.
实用例句
1. The farm owner, Moses Carver, managed to have the baby rescued.
农场主摩西-卡弗设法救出了小卡弗.
来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
2. I was in a sweat to find out all about Moses.
我急得要命,想要弄清摩西到底是怎么一回事.
来自辞典例句
3. Moses had an old habit of completing people's sentences for them.
摩西有个怪习惯;喜欢替别人补全未说完的句子.
来自辞典例句
4. She had told Moses about it during one of their crises.
有一次他们吵架时,她曾对莫斯说过这件事.
来自辞典例句
5. Moses made a special effort to keep a neutral look.
