as a type-name for a person of genius, 1920, in reference to German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955), who was world-famous from 1919 through media accounts of his work in theoretical physics. According to "German-American Names" (George F. Jones, 3rd ed., 2006) it means literally "place encompassed by a stone wall."
权威例句
1. Einstein had the chutzpah to discard common sense and long-established theory.
爱因斯坦敢于抛弃常识和长期公认的理论。
2. He is routinely described as the greatest scientist since Einstein.
他通常被认为是继爱因斯坦之后最伟大的科学家。
3. Einstein's equations showed the Universe to be expanding.
爱因斯坦的方程式表明宇宙正在膨胀。
4. Einstein formulated the Theory of Relativity in 1905.
爱因斯坦于1905年创立了相对论。
5. Einstein was one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.