Samaritan
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
专有名词
英 /səˈmæɹɪtən/
美 /səˈmɛɹɪtən/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially one practising certain ethnoreligious traditions indigenous to that region.
— Many of these despised people built a rival temple on Mount Gerizim in the central Palestinian territory known as Samaria, and hence they were called Samaritans (a word of contempt to Jews); in very reduced numbers, they still live round their sacred mountain now.
- A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
- A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public.
形容词 adj.
- Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans.
专有名词
- The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.
词形变化
词源
词源 1
From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.
词源 2
From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.
词源 3
From Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης (Samareítēs), from Σαμαρεία (Samareía, “Samaria”), derived from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים (Šōmərôním) and שֹׁמְרוֹן (Šōmərôn) respectively. Attested in Old English.
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