late 14c., Sclave, from Medieval Latin Sclavus (c.800), from Byzantine Greek Sklabos (c.580), from Old Church Slavonic Sloveninu "a Slav," probably related to slovo "word, speech," which suggests the name originally identified a member of a speech community (compare Old Church Slavonic Nemici "Germans," related to nemu "dumb;" and Old English þeode, which meant both "race" and "language").
Identical with the -slav in personal names (such as Russian Miroslav, literally "peaceful fame;" Mstislav "vengeful fame;" Jaroslav "famed for fury;" Czech Bohuslav "God's glory;" and see Wenceslas). Spelled Slave c. 1788-1866, influenced by French and German Slave. As an adjective from 1876.
双语例句
1. The first Slav pope, John Paul, said that providence had chosen him to proclaim the spiritual unity of Europe.
第一位斯拉夫教皇约翰·保罗声称上天选择了他来昭示欧洲的精神统一。
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2. Her husband is a Slav.
她的丈夫是斯拉夫人.
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3. Ni Hua and despite the best out Slav defense, but was still down sea - Tao Shan .
而倪华尽管拿出最擅长的斯拉夫防御, 但还是被 陶善海 压住.
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4. Party of Democratic Action - Montenegro: Slav Muslim Party, affiliated to PDA of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Leader - Harun Hadzic.