• n. （圣經(jīng)）逾越節(jié)；（圣經(jīng)）逾越節(jié)祭神的羔羊

pass,經(jīng)過(guò)，over,結(jié)束。該節(jié)日為猶太教最重要的節(jié)日之一，講述的是耶穌為使埃及人得到應(yīng)有的懲罰，要?dú)⑺浪邪＜凹彝サ拈L(zhǎng)子，為避免使猶太人受到誤殺，告誡猶太人在家門口作上標(biāo)記。對(duì)應(yīng)希伯來(lái)語(yǔ)pesah,逾越，詞源同paschal.

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).

1. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins.

明天晚上太陽(yáng)下山的時(shí)候，猶太人的逾越節(jié)便開始了。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Kate had invited Alan to spend the Passover with her.

凱特已經(jīng)邀請(qǐng)了艾倫和她一起過(guò)逾越節(jié)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.

猶太人的宗教節(jié)日逾越節(jié)昨晚開始了。

來(lái)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(jié)的頭幾天重疊。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. When the party arrives in Jerusalem, it is Passover time.

當(dāng)整隊(duì)人馬到達(dá)耶路撒冷時(shí), 正值逾越節(jié).

來(lái)自英漢非文學(xué) - 文明史