Passover
- n. (圣經(jīng))逾越節(jié);(圣經(jīng))逾越節(jié)祭神的羔羊
中文詞源
pass,經(jīng)過,over,結(jié)束。該節(jié)日為猶太教最重要的節(jié)日之一,講述的是耶穌為使埃及人得到應(yīng)有的懲罰,要殺死所有埃及家庭的長子,為避免使猶太人受到誤殺,告誡猶太人在家門口作上標(biāo)記。對應(yīng)希伯來語pesah,逾越,詞源同paschal.
英文詞源
- Passover
- 1530, coined by Tyndale from verbal phrase pass over, to translate Hebrew ha-pesah "Passover," from pesah (see paschal), in reference to the Lord "passing over" the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he killed the first-born of the Egyptians (Ex. xii).
雙語例句
- 1. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins.
- 明天晚上太陽下山的時候,猶太人的逾越節(jié)便開始了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Kate had invited Alan to spend the Passover with her.
- 凱特已經(jīng)邀請了艾倫和她一起過逾越節(jié)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.
- 猶太人的宗教節(jié)日逾越節(jié)昨晚開始了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
- 基督教的圣周與猶太教逾越節(jié)的頭幾天重疊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. When the party arrives in Jerusalem, it is Passover time.
- 當(dāng)整隊人馬到達(dá)耶路撒冷時, 正值逾越節(jié).
來自英漢非文學(xué) - 文明史