1530, coined by Tyndale from verbal phrase pass over, to translate Hebrew ha-pesah "Passover," from pesah (see paschal), in reference to the Lord "passing over" the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he killed the first-born of the Egyptians (Ex. xii).
雙語例句
1. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins.
明天晚上太陽下山的時(shí)候，猶太人的逾越節(jié)便開始了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Kate had invited Alan to spend the Passover with her.
凱特已經(jīng)邀請了艾倫和她一起過逾越節(jié)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.
猶太人的宗教節(jié)日逾越節(jié)昨晚開始了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.
基督教的圣周與猶太教逾越節(jié)的頭幾天重疊。
來自柯林斯例句
5. When the party arrives in Jerusalem, it is Passover time.