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pilate

UK //ˈpaɪlət//US //ˈpaɪlət//

词源

源自拉丁语 Pontius Pilatus(本丢·彼拉多),Pilatus可能与其家族执掌标枪(pilum)的军事传统有关。

noun

❶ 指古罗马犹太行省总督本丢·彼拉多,因审判耶稣而闻名。

“Pilate was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to crucifixion.”

(彼拉多是判处耶稣钉十字架的罗马总督。)

“The name Pilate appears in all four Gospels of the New Testament.”

(彼拉多的名字出现在新约四福音书中。)

同义词:Pontius Pilate, Roman governor

verb

❶ 指像彼拉多那样推卸责任的行为,源自他洗手表示与耶稣之死无关的典故。

“He pilated his responsibility by blaming everything on his assistant.”

(他把责任都推给助手,像彼拉多那样洗脱自己。)

“Pilating is a cowardly way to avoid accountability.”

(像彼拉多那样推责是逃避责任的懦弱表现。)

同义词:evade, shirk, shift blame

常见短语

wash one's hands like Pilate — 像彼拉多洗手一样象征性地表示自己与某事无关,实际是推卸责任的行为。

“The politician washed his hands like Pilate when the scandal broke out.”

(丑闻爆发时,这位政客像彼拉多一样洗手表示与自己无关。)

Pilate's question — 指彼拉多审讯耶稣时提出的著名问题'真理是什么?',现常用来表示对真理本质的哲学追问。

“The philosopher pondered Pilate's question about the nature of truth.”

(哲学家深思彼拉多关于真理本质的问题。)