英语单词

Passover是什么意思

Passover

英 ['pɑ:s,əuvə] 美
  • n. (圣经)逾越节;(圣经)逾越节祭神的羔羊

中文词源


Passover 逾越节(犹太人的传统节日)

pass,经过,over,结束。该节日为犹太教最重要的节日之一,讲述的是耶稣为使埃及人得到应有的惩罚,要杀死所有埃及家庭的长子,为避免使犹太人受到误杀,告诫犹太人在家门口作上标记。对应希伯来语pesah,逾越,词源同paschal.

英文词源


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).

双语例句


1. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins.
明天晚上太阳下山的时候,犹太人的逾越节便开始了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Kate had invited Alan to spend the Passover with her.
凯特已经邀请了艾伦和她一起过逾越节。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.
犹太人的宗教节日逾越节昨晚开始了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
基督教的圣周与犹太教逾越节的头几天重叠。

来自柯林斯例句

5. When the party arrives in Jerusalem, it is Passover time.
当整队人马到达耶路撒冷时, 正值逾越节.

来自英汉非文学 - 文明史

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