exodus
英 ['eksədəs]
美 ['ɛksədəs]
助記提示
1. 摩西是一個先知，帶領西伯來人們一起走出埃及。
2. the Exodus：出埃及記。
中文詞源
exodus 離開，向外ex-, 向外。-od, 走，離開，詞源同cede, anode, method.
英文詞源
- exodus
- exodus: see period
- Exodus
- late Old English, the second book of the Old Testament, from Latin exodus, from Greek exodos "a military expedition; a solemn procession; departure; death," literally "a going out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + hodos "way" (see cede). General sense (with lower-case -e-) is from 1620s.
雙語例句
- 1. The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
- 這些貿易協定將會促使大批美國企業湧向墨西哥。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the mass exodus from Paris to the country in the summer
- 夏日大批人從巴黎外出到鄉村
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Time magazine named Marley's Exodus album the best of the 20 th century.
- 時代雜誌評定瑪利的 “ 走出埃及”[Exodus]專輯是20世紀最好的專輯.
來自互聯網
- 4. Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating.
- 馬爾科姆海軍上尉說她沒有發現人們大批逃離海地有減緩的跡象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.
- 由於醫生大批離去，醫療係統麵臨崩潰。
來自辭典例句