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jericho

UK //ˈdʒɛrɪkəʊ//US //ˈdʒɛrɪkoʊ//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:ancient city, biblical city, ruins

常见短语

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。)