Samaritan

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /səˈmæɹɪtən/    美 /səˈmɛɹɪtən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A charitable person, one who helps others (from the Bible story in Luke 10:30–37).
  3. A person who works for the Samaritans telephone helpline, taking calls from suicidal members of the public. UK
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, or relating to Samaria or Samaritans. not-comparable
专有名词
  1. The ancient language of Samaria: a dialect of Hebrew.

词形变化

Samaritans plural

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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