| 词汇 | messiah |
| 释义 | messiahmes·si·ah /məˈsaɪə/ noun [singular] 1 the Messiah a) RRCJesus Christ, who Christians believe has been sent by God to save the world from evil 弥赛亚，救世主〔指耶稣基督，基督徒认为上帝派他来拯救世界〕 b) RRa great religious leader who, according to Jewish belief, will be sent by God to save the world 弥赛亚〔犹太教中将被上帝派来拯救世界的一位伟大的宗教领袖〕 Examples from the Corpus the Messiah• Nothing remained except for the Messiah to reveal himself and build the Third Temple.• To followers, he is more than just a guiding light - he is the Messiah.• Formerly it heralded special occasions and, it is said, will be blown to announce the coming of the Messiah.• And their very definition of the Messiah had been hi-jacked and twisted into something radically different.• When faced with the suffering of the Messiah.• They did not want to wait until the Messiah came riding on his donkey.• Very ordinary ladies, but worshipped their brother as if he was the Messiah.• This was the gift through which the Messiah had accomplished his work. 2 LEADERsomeone who people believe will solve all their problems 救星 The club was in desperate need of a new footballing messiah. 俱乐部急需一位新的足球救星。 Examples from the Corpus messiah• When he visited the United States in 1882, he was accorded a welcome by the faithful befitting a messiah.• But they're not hip-hop messiahs come to lead a supposedly stagnating genre out of the dark ages.• A year and a half before, he had become famous overnight, as an industrial messiah.• Dilbert is the new management messiah.• And, like all peasant messiahs, Mao promised a society in which all men would be equal.• The media made him out to be a political messiah.• When confronted with the messiah being humiliated, tortured and killed, Peter refuses to listen. (1100-1200) Hebrew mashiah and Aramaic meshiha, “anointed” |
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