render unto Caesar

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment. idiomatic
    — [S]he . . . made a note to suggest that her client ease some of the last quarter's profits into tax-free bonds. Render unto Caesar, sure, she thought, but not one damn penny more than necessary.

词形变化

renders unto Caesar present,singular,third-person rendering unto Caesar participle,present rendered unto Caesar participle,past rendered unto Caesar past

词源

From the Holy Bible (Matthew, 22:21): Then he said to them, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” (KJV; spelling modernized)
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