potter's field

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried. idiomatic
    — The despised pauper, most likely a foreigner, when his spirit has gone to its final resting-place, is probably carried to the Potter's Field.

词形变化

potter's fields plural pottersfield alternative

词源

This phrase derives from the reference to the potter's field in the New Testament, Matthew 27:7. After Judas Iscariot committed suicide and left the 30 pieces of silver from betraying Jesus, the chief priest use the money to purchase a potter's field to bury gentiles.
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