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).
雙語例句
1. Wilhelm realized that he was on Tamkin's back.
威海姆意識(shí)到他依賴塔姆金.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Wilhelm Johannsen coined the term gene.
威廉?約翰森提出了基因這個(gè)專門術(shù)語.
來自辭典例句
3. X - rays were first discovered by a German scientist , Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen, in 1895, almost by accident.
X 光最早是由一個(gè)名為威廉,K- 倫琴的德國物理學(xué)家于1895年幾乎是偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)的.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史
4. He was persuaded to become director of Theoretical Physics in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute.
人們說服他擔(dān)任凱撒-威廉學(xué)院理論物理學(xué)的學(xué)科主任.
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 科學(xué)史
5. I am grateful to you, Wilhelm , for you sincere sympathy, for your well - meant advice.