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来自前缀 re-(重新) + born(出生),14世纪晚期进入英语,原指宗教意义上的重生,后引申为广泛的新生含义。
❶ 指人或事物经历重生或彻底改变后获得新生,常用于比喻精神、事业或状态的焕然一新。
“After the meditation retreat, she felt completely reborn.”
(冥想静修后,她感觉自己获得了彻底的重生。)
“The city was reborn as a cultural hub after the war.”
(战后这座城市焕然新生,成为了文化中心。)
born again — 基督教术语,指通过信仰获得精神重生;广义也可形容彻底转变后的新生状态。
“He described himself as a born-again Christian after the life-changing experience.”
(经历人生转折后,他自称是获得重生的基督徒。)