"innkeeper," from Will Boniface, character in George Farquhar's comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem" (1707).
Contrary to the common opinion, this name derives not from Latin bonifacius 'well-doer,' but from bonifatius, from bonum 'good' and fatum 'fate.' The change to Bonifacius was due to pronunciation and from this was deduced a false etymology. Bonifatius is frequent on Latin inscriptions. Bonifacius is found only twice and these late (Thesaurus) ["Dictionary of English Surnames"]
双语例句
1. The next day there was an immense excitement in Boniface College, Oxbridge.
第二天,牛桥大学的博尼法斯学院引起了轩然**.
来自辞典例句
2. Boniface had to moderate his claims.
庞尼菲斯不得不放弃他的主张.
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3. Pope Boniface ordered pilgrims on the way to St. Peter's Basilica.
罗马教皇博尼费斯命令去史密斯?彼得教堂朝圣的人.
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4. Pope Boniface VIII denied the virginity of Mary.
