门罗 (Ménluó) · Monroe (surname)

Meanings

1 Monroe (surname)
2 James Monroe, fifth US president

About James Monroe

1758–1831 · 政治家 politician

Fifth president of the United States, from 1817 to 1825. Chinese meet his name mostly in the Monroe Doctrine, 门罗主义, his 1823 warning to European powers to stay out of the Americas.

Also called 詹姆斯·门罗

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

门罗主义是美国外交政策的基石之一。

Ménluó zhǔyì shì Měiguó wàijiāo zhèngcè de jīshí zhīyī.

The Monroe Doctrine is one of the cornerstones of American foreign policy.

Tips

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The actress Marilyn Monroe shares the surname but not the characters: she is 玛丽莲·梦露, with 梦 'dream' and 露 'dew'. 门罗 stays with the president, his doctrine and most other people named Monroe.