马洛 (Mǎluò): Marlow / Marlowe (Western surna…

Meanings

1 Marlow / Marlowe (Western surname)
2 commonly Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective in Raymond Chandler's novels

Characters

马

mǎ

horse; phonetic 'mar-'

洛

luò

river name; phonetic '-lo'

Examples

马洛是钱德勒笔下著名的私家侦探。

Mǎluò shì Qiándélè bǐxià zhùmíng de sījiā zhēntàn.

Marlowe is the famous private detective in Chandler's novels.

她最喜欢的角色是侦探马洛。

Tā zuì xǐhuān de juésè shì zhēntàn Mǎluò.

Her favorite character is detective Marlowe.

Tips

culture

Most often refers to Philip Marlowe (菲利普·马洛), the trench-coated PI in Raymond Chandler's《漫长的告别》(The Long Goodbye) and《大眠》(The Big Sleep). Also used for Christopher Marlowe (克里斯托弗·马洛), the Elizabethan playwright who wrote 《浮士德博士》.