Gadarene

形容词 adj.
/ˈɡadəɹiːn/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
  2. Headlong, as of a flight or rush (with reference to the swine of Matthew VIII:28-32.).
    — Television is a key influence on social culture, yet what it provides is increasingly dominated by the Gadarene rush to grab viewers.

词形变化

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词源

From the Late Latin Gadarēnus, from the Ancient Greek Γαδαρηνός (Gadarēnós, “inhabitant of Gadara”), from Γάδαρα (Gádara, “Gadara”, now “Umm Qais”).
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