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beatitude

UK //biːˈætɪtjuːd//US //biˈætɪtuːd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'beatitudo',由 'beatus'(有福的)和 '-tudo'(表示状态的后缀)组成,15世纪通过古法语进入英语。

noun

❶ 指极致的幸福或祝福状态,常用于宗教语境中描述天堂般的完美快乐。

“The monk's face radiated pure beatitude as he meditated.”

(僧人冥想时脸上洋溢着纯粹的至福。)

“She described the feeling after childbirth as a moment of beatitude.”

(她将分娩后的感受描述为至福时刻。)

❶ 特指基督教《圣经》中耶稣在登山宝训中宣布的八福(Beatitudes)。

“The Beatitudes begin with 'Blessed are the poor in spirit.'”

(八福以'虚心的人有福了'开始。)

“She quoted the third beatitude during her speech about mercy.”

(她在关于仁慈的演讲中引用了第三福。)

同义词:blessedness, bliss, felicity, joy, paradise

常见短语

the Beatitudes — 特指《马太福音》第五章中耶稣教导的八种有福之人及其对应的祝福。

“The priest gave a sermon on the meaning of the Beatitudes in modern life.”

(神父就八福在现代生活中的意义进行了布道。)

state of beatitude — 形容一种超越世俗的完美幸福状态,常见于宗教或哲学讨论中。

“The mystic claimed to have experienced a state of beatitude during prayer.”

(这位神秘主义者声称在祈祷中体验到了至福状态。)