谢帕德 (Xièpàdé) · Shepard / Sheppard (Western surname; in…

Meanings

1 Shepard / Sheppard (Western surname; in dubbed games and films most often refers to Commander Shepard, the protagonist of BioWare's Mass Effect series)

About Commander Shepard

文学人物 fictional character

The hero of BioWare's 质量效应 (Mass Effect) video games, a human starship commander, man or woman as the player chooses, who leads the fight against the Reapers, ancient machines that wipe out galactic life.

Characters

谢

xiè

to thank / surname Xie (phonetic 'She-')

帕

pà

kerchief (phonetic '-pa-')

德

dé

virtue (phonetic '-rd')

Examples

HSK 6

玩家可以选择男性或女性的谢帕德指挥官。

Wánjiā kěyǐ xuǎnzé nánxìng huò nǚxìng de Xièpàdé zhǐhuīguān.

Players can choose either a male or female Commander Shepard.

HSK 7-9

谢帕德拯救了整个银河系。

Xièpàdé zhěngjiù le zhěnggè Yínhéxì.

Shepard saved the entire galaxy.

Tips

culture

The surname has no fixed Chinese form. Outside games it is usually 谢泼德: the astronaut Alan Shepard, first American in space, is 艾伦·谢泼德. Chinese players also write the commander 薛帕德.

usage

谢 is a common character for an English 'She-' in names: Sheffield is 谢菲尔德, and fans of The Big Bang Theory nicknamed Sheldon 谢耳朵, literally 'Xie ears'.