menorah

英 [mɪ'nɔːrə] 美[mɪ'nɔrə]
  • n. 犹太宗教仪式所用的烛台之一种

英英释义


1. (Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival

实用场景例句


I saw that menorah in your window and I started to cry.
我看到了你窗台上的烛台,然后就哭了起来.

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Ellie had been so tempted to pack the menorah earlier that night.
爱丽一直都很心急,想在那晚早一点将烛台打包.

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Lighting a menorah here a little extra special.
在这里点燃犹太烛台有一点特殊的意义.

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中文词源


menorah 大烛台

来自希伯来语menorah,蜡烛,大烛台,来自me-,方位格前缀,-norah,灯光,照明,词源同minaret.

双语例句


1. With latkes and dreidels and plenty menorah where those came from!
有土豆烙饼、陀螺和许多放那些东西的大烛台!

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2. I saw that menorah in your window and I started to cry.
我看到了你窗台上的烛台,然后就哭了起来.

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3. Ellie had been so tempted to pack the menorah earlier that night.
爱丽一直都很心急,想在那晚早一点将烛台打包.

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4. Lighting a menorah here a little extra special.
在这里点燃犹太烛台有一点特殊的意义.

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英文词源


menorah (n.)
1886, from Hebrew menorah "candlestick," from Semitic stem n-w-r "to give light, shine" (compare Arabic nar "fire," manarah "candlestick, lighthouse, tower of a mosque," see minaret).