Passover
英['pɑ:s,?uv?]
美
- n. （圣經）逾越節；（圣經）逾越節祭神的羔羊
中文詞源
Passover 逾越節（猶太人的傳統節日）
pass,經過，over,結束。該節日為猶太教最重要的節日之一，講述的是耶穌為使埃及人得到應有的懲罰，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記。對應希伯來語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.
- 凱特已經邀請了艾倫和她一起過逾越節。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.
- 猶太人的宗教節日逾越節昨晚開始了。
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.
- 當整隊人馬到達耶路撒冷時, 正值逾越節.
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史