clarke

IPA/klˈɑːk/
KK[klˈɑrk]IPA/klˈɑːrk/

clarke — 名詞

1. a common family name (surname) of English origin, used widely in English-speakin

1.名詞B1
釋義

克拉克

常見英語姓氏

a common family name (surname) of English origin, used widely in English-speaking countries; originally referred to someone who worked as a clerk or scholar.

例句

Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Arthur C. Clarke 是英國科幻小說作家，以《2001太空漫遊》最為著名。

surname + full name in author context

Our neighbors, the Clarke family, moved to Scotland last summer.

我們的鄰居 Clarke 一家去年夏天搬到了蘇格蘭。

the Clarke family — common plural surname pattern

常見搭配
  • the Clarke family
  • Dr. Clarke
  • Ms. Clarke
  • Arthur C. Clarke
  • Clarke + surname
同義詞
  • Clark

    the same surname without the final 'e'; more common in the US

  • Clerk

    archaic occupational name from the same root, now a different surname

用法筆記

Clarke is both a surname (family name) and, less commonly, a given name. As a surname it ranks among the 100 most common in the United Kingdom and the United States. The variant spelling Clark (without the final 'e') is also very common.

常見錯誤

Clark is spelled with an e at the end when it's a surname.
Clarke is spelled C-l-a-r-k-e
the final 'e' distinguishes it from the more common spelling Clark.' — both Clark and Clarke exist as distinct surnames; one is not a misspelling of the other.