1869, from Arabic, usually translated as "holy war," literally "struggle, contest, effort," from infinitive of jahada "he waged war, he applied himself to." Used in English since c. 1880 for any sort of doctrinal crusade.
雙語例句
1. Palestinians identified the three as members of the Islamic Jihad militant group.
巴勒斯坦人說,這三人是激進(jìn)的的伊斯蘭圣戰(zhàn)者組織成員.
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2. Deccan Organization of the Islamic Jihad Army claimed responsibility for the attacks.
伊斯蘭組織德干圣戰(zhàn)軍聲稱對襲擊負(fù)責(zé).
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3. While he remains at large the jihad will never be leaderless.
只要他還在逃,圣戰(zhàn)運(yùn)動就不會沒有領(lǐng)導(dǎo).
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4. He said that Islamic Jihad had worked alongside two other militant organizations.