Messiah
[mə'saɪə]
- n. 彌賽亞（猶太人所期待的救世主）；救星，解放者
助記提示
1. 彌賽亞（天主教譯作默西亞，英語：Messiah），是個聖經詞語，與希臘語詞基督是一個意思，在希伯來語中最初的意思是受膏者，指的是上帝所選中的人，具有特殊的權力，受膏者是“被委任擔當特別職務的人”的意思，是一個頭銜或者稱號，並不是名字。
中文詞源
Messiah 彌賽亞，救世主基督來自希臘語Messias,來自希伯來語mashiah,上帝的傅油使者。對應另一個希臘詞Khristos,即Christ.傅油為基督教的一種聖事，某種程度上相當於入門儀式，即用祝聖後的橄欖油進行塗抹。
英文詞源
- messiah (n.)
- c. 1300, Messias, from Late Latin Messias, from Greek Messias, from Aramaic meshiha and Hebrew mashiah "the anointed" (of the Lord), from mashah "anoint." This is the word rendered in Septuagint as Greek Khristos (see Christ). In Old Testament prophetic writing, it was used of an expected deliverer of the Jewish nation. The modern English form represents an attempt to make the word look more Hebrew, and dates from the Geneva Bible (1560). Transferred sense of "an expected liberator or savior of a captive people" is attested from 1660s.
雙語例句
- 1. He was somehow destined to become a rock messiah.
- 冥冥之中，他注定會成為搖滾樂的救世主。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. People saw Mandela as their messiah.
- 人民把曼德拉看作他們的大救星。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He's seen by many as a political messiah.
- 許多人將他視為政治救星。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Peter replied, on behalf of the disciples, " You are the Messiah. "
- 彼得代表信徒們回答: “ 你是我們的救世主. ”
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史
- 5. He believes in every new political messiah.
- 他對政治上每個新救星都深信不疑.
來自辭典例句