Darth Vader英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A powerful individual or force, particularly one that is seen as malevolent, dominating and threatening.

— Irabu had hired Nomura, a man with whom he obviously had a great deal in common, and, who, as we have seen, was rapidly becoming the Darth Vader of Japanese baseball.
A British Rail Class 460 train. UK,informal

— When the new GEX stock (Darth Vaders!!) are in service, and the inevitable happens and they break down, EWS will no doubt trundle along to rescue it

专有名词

Darth Vader, a villain of the science-fantasy film series Star Wars.

— What's all this? Looks like Darth Vader's bathroom.

词形变化

Darth Vaders plural

词源

词源 1

"Darth" is a blend of dark + death (the derivation from Dark Lord of the Sith is a later development).
"Vader" is traditionally explained as being from Dutch vader (“father”). However, the idea of Vader's fatherhood was only developed for The Empire Strikes Back (after the character was introduced), making this improbable. It is more likely a shortening of invader or from the surname Vader.

词源 2

"Darth" is a blend of dark + death (the derivation from Dark Lord of the Sith is a later development).
"Vader" is traditionally explained as being from Dutch vader (“father”). However, the idea of Vader's fatherhood was only developed for The Empire Strikes Back (after the character was introduced), making this improbable. It is more likely a shortening of invader or from the surname Vader.