| 单词 | 预言家 |
| 释义 | 〔mantis〕The female mantis has the habit of eating the male after mating.In spite of such behaviorthe mantis is graced with a religious name.Mantis is from the Greek word mantis, meaning "prophet, seer.”The Greeks, who made the connection between the upraised front legs of a mantis waiting for its prey and the hands of a prophet in prayer,used the namemantis to mean "the praying mantis.” This word and sense were picked up in Modern Latin and from there came into English,being first recorded in 1658.Once we know the origin of the termmantis, we realize that the species namespraying mantis and Mantis religiosa are a bit redundant. Two other names of this sort that have been used for mantises arepraying locust and orator mantis. To understand the latter,we must keep in mind the obsolete sense oforator, "one who makes a prayer or petition.” 雌性螳螂习惯于在交配后吃掉雄性螳螂。尽管存在着这种行为，螳螂还是被赋予了一个具有宗教色彩的名字。Mantis 来源于希腊语 mantis 一词， 意为“先知，预言家”。希腊人把螳螂捕食前高举的前肢与预言家祷告时的双手联系起来，用mantis 一词来表示“祈祷的预言家”。 新拉丁语吸收了这个词及其意义，英语又从拉丁语中吸取了该词，最早记载见于1658年。我们既然知道了mantis 的来源， 就会发现其属种名praying mantis 和 Mantis religiosa 略有重复。 用来表示螳螂的其它类似名称还有praying locust 和 orator mantis。 要想弄清楚后者，我们必须想到orator 一词的过时的意思“做祷告或祈求的人” 〔sibyl〕One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.女预言家：被古希腊人和罗马人认为是神使或预言家的一群女子中的一个〔Manichaeism〕The syncretic, dualistic religious philosophy taught by the Persian prophet Manes, combining elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought and opposed by the imperial Roman government, Neo-Platonist philosophers, and orthodox Christians.摩尼教：波斯预言家摩尼所宣扬的一种调和信仰的，二元论的宗教哲学，它综合了拜火教、基督教和诺斯替教的成份，反对罗马帝国政权、新柏拉图哲学家和传统基督教〔stochastic〕from stokhastēs [diviner] 源自 stokhastēs [预言家] 〔Moroni〕An ancient prophet believed to have buried the sacred history of the Americas compiled by his father, Mormon, near Palmyra, New York, in the early fifth centurya.d., and to have later appeared to Joseph Smith as an angel to direct him to the burial site. 摩洛尼：古代预言家，据信在公元 5世纪将其父摩门编写的美洲圣史掩埋在纽约帕尔迈拉附近，后来他以天使的形象出现在约瑟夫·史密斯面前，将其引导至该掩埋地 〔Merlin〕In Arthurian legend, a magician and prophet who served as counselor to King Arthur.梅林：亚瑟王传说中亚瑟王的顾问，是一个魔术师和预言家〔prophecy〕An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.预言：预言家传授的话，被看成是神的意志的启示〔druid〕A member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers.督伊德教的祭司：古代盖尔或不列颠人中一个牧师品级的成员，他们在威尔士及爱尔兰传说中是预言家和占卜家〔vaticinate〕from vātēs [seer] * see vatic 源自 vātēs [预言家；先知] * 参见 vatic〔sortilege〕from sortilegus [diviner] 源自 sortilegus [预言家] 〔Elisha〕In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet who was chosen by Elijah to be his successor.以利沙：旧约全书中记载的一个希伯来预言家，被以利亚选为继承人〔Nathan〕In the Old Testament, a prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon.内森：在旧约里大卫和所罗门统治时期的一位预言家〔seeress〕A woman who acts as a prophet or clairvoyant.女预言家，女水晶球占卜者：作为预言家或先知的妇女〔visionary〕One who has visions; a seer.预言家；占卜者〔Zoroaster〕Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism. Little is known about his life.琐罗亚斯德：波斯预言家，琐罗亚斯德教创始人，对于其身世人们知之甚少〔mantid〕from Greek mantis [seer] * see mantis 源自 希腊语 mantis [预言家] * 参见 mantis〔prophesy〕To speak as a prophet.受神启示：象预言家那样说话〔Ezekiel〕A Hebrew prophet of the sixth centuryb.c. who called for the Jews exiled in Babylon to return to godliness and faith. 以西结：公元前 6世纪，希伯来预言家，号召犹太人出走巴比伦以回归敬神和信仰 〔mantis〕Greek mantis [seer] * see men- 1希腊语 mantis [预言家] * 参见 men- 1〔prophecy〕The vocation or condition of a prophet.预言能力：预言家的能力或状态〔Manes〕Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism. He professed that the world is a fusion of the equal but opposite forces of good and evil.摩尼：波斯预言家和摩尼教创始人。他宣称世界是由善和恶相等且相对的两种力量组成的混合体〔valorize〕"The prophets valorized history"(Mircea Eliade)“预言家们评估历史”(米尔西亚·埃利亚代)〔prophecy〕from prophētēs [prophet] * see prophet 源自 prophētēs [预言家] * 参见 prophet〔mantic〕from mantis [seer] * see men- 1源自 mantis [预言家] * 参见 men- 1〔Isaiah〕A Hebrew prophet of the eighth centuryb.c. 以赛亚：公元前 8世纪的希伯来的预言家 〔Smith〕American evangelist, writer, and reformer who was a founder of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (1874).史密斯，汉娜·惠尔塔尔：(1832-1911) 美国宗教预言家、作家和改革家，1874年创建了基督教妇女克制联盟〔wiseacre〕from Old High German wīssago, wīzzago [seer] * see weid- 源自 古高地德语 wīssago, wīzzago [预言家] * 参见 weid- |
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