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源自希伯来语 'Yeriḥo',意为“月亮之城”,因古代居民崇拜月神而得名。
❶ 耶利哥,圣经中记载的一座古城,位于约旦河西岸,以城墙倒塌的奇迹闻名。现指代古老或神秘的地方。
“The walls of Jericho fell after the Israelites marched around them.”
(以色列人绕行后,耶利哥的城墙倒塌了。)
“Jericho is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world.”
(耶利哥是世界上最古老的有人居住的城市之一。)
walls of Jericho — 指耶利哥的城墙,常用来比喻看似坚固但最终会倒塌的障碍或防御。
“The resistance to change was like the walls of Jericho, but eventually it collapsed.”
(对变革的抵抗就像耶利哥的城墙,但最终还是倒塌了。)