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麦尔维尔

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(name) Melville / Herman Melville (1819–1891), US novelist, author of Moby Dick 白鯨|白鲸[Bái jīng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2595c52671942764. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

麥爾維爾 麦尔维尔 [Mai4 er3 wei2 er3] /(name) Melville/Herman Melville (1819–1891), US novelist, author of Moby Dick 白鯨|白鲸[Bai2 jing1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 麥爾維爾

  • 麦
    mài

    wheat / barley / oats / mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mài kè fēng])

    Mài

    surname Mai

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 维
    wéi

    to preserve / to maintain / to hold together / dimension / vitamin (abbr. for 維生素|维生素[wéi shēng sù])

    Wéi

    abbr. for Uyghur 維吾爾|维吾尔[Wéi wú ěr] / surname Wei

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

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