希普

Xīpǔ

noun #19,486

Meanings

Phonetic transliteration of 'Heep' or 'Shipp'.

HSK 7-9

你还记得狄更斯小说里的尤利亚·希普吗？

Nǐ hái jìde Dígēngsī xiǎoshuō lǐ de Yóu lìyà · Xīpǔ ma?

Do you remember Uriah Heep from Dickens' novel?

HSK 7-9

希普是一个很常见的英文姓氏。

Xīpǔ shì yí gè hěn chángjiàn de Yīngwén xìngshì.

Heep is a common English surname.

culture

Uriah Heep (尤利亚·希普) is a famously obsequious villain in Dickens' 'David Copperfield'. The name has become synonymous with false humility.

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