myrrh

• n. 沒藥（熱帶樹脂，可作香料、藥材）；[植] 沒藥樹

來自希臘語murrha,來自閃族語係三字母根m-r-r,苦的，詞源同myrtle.一種能分泌芳香樹脂的灌木，因其樹脂味道偏苦而得名。這種樹脂在西方常被視為神藥。參照百度百科。

myrrh (n.)

Old English myrre, from Latin myrrha (also source of Dutch mirre, German Myrrhe, French myrrhe, Italian, Spanish mirra), from Greek myrrha, from a Semitic source (compare Akkadian murru, Hebrew mor, Arabic murr "myrrh"), from a root meaning "was bitter."

1. Other people burned myrrh as an incense during cremations.

其他人在火葬的時候燃燒沒藥作為熏香之用.

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2. Myrrh was used to prepare the body of Jesus for his tomb.

沒藥是為耶穌的身體進入墳墓而設的.

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3. During biblical times myrrh was used in expensive perfumes.

在聖經期間,沒藥也用作昂貴的香水.

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4. Zheng's fleet stopped here to trade porcelain for frankincense , myrrh, aloe.

鄭和的船隊曾經停靠在此,以瓷器交換乳香 、 沒藥與蘆薈.

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5. His lips be like liliaceous, and drip myrrh juice.

他的嘴唇像百合花, 且滴下沒藥汁.

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