
好词典

源自希伯来语名字 'Shaul',意为 'asked for' 或 'prayed for'。
❶ 指《圣经》中的扫罗王,以色列的第一位国王,后因违背上帝命令被废黜。
“Saul was the first king of Israel.”
(扫罗是以色列的第一位国王。)
“The story of Saul is told in the Old Testament.”
(扫罗的故事记载在《旧约》中。)
❶ 指使徒保罗的原名,他在皈依基督教前名为扫罗。
“Before his conversion, Paul was known as Saul.”
(在皈依之前,保罗的名字是扫罗。)
“Saul persecuted Christians before becoming one himself.”
(扫罗在成为基督徒之前曾迫害基督徒。)
a Saul to Paul transformation — 指一个人从迫害者到皈依者的戏剧性转变,源自扫罗皈依成为保罗的故事。
“His change from critic to supporter was a real Saul to Paul transformation.”
(他从批评者到支持者的转变,真是一场扫罗变保罗式的转变。)