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.
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