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ishmael

UK //ˈɪʃmeɪəl//US //ˈɪʃmeɪəl//

词源

源自希伯来语 יִשְׁמָעֵאל (Yishma'el),意为'神听见',指《创世纪》中神应允夏甲的祷告。

noun

❶ 《圣经》中亚伯拉罕的长子,被描述为阿拉伯民族的祖先。常用于文学作品中象征被社会排斥的孤独者或流浪者形象。

“Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar in the Old Testament.”

(以实玛利是《旧约》中亚伯拉罕和夏甲的儿子。)

“Herman Melville named his narrator Ishmael in 'Moby-Dick' to suggest an outsider status.”

(赫尔曼·梅尔维尔在《白鲸记》中将叙述者命名为以实玛利,暗示其局外人身份。)

同义词:outcast, wanderer, exile

常见短语

Call me Ishmael — 《白鲸记》经典开场白,现用于幽默地表示自己将开始长篇叙述或冒险故事。

“'Call me Ishmael,' he said before launching into his fishing trip story.”

('叫我以实玛利,'他说道,然后开始讲述他的钓鱼之旅故事。)