Herod
['herəd]
解释:
(noun.) king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC).
编辑:凯利--From WordNet
例句:
- Near the spot we sailed from, the Holy Family dwelt when they sojourned in Egypt till Herod should complete his slaughter of the innocents. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- They even have in it a grotto wherein twenty thousand children were slaughtered by Herod when he was seeking the life of the infant Saviour. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- When the Virgin fled from Herod's wrath, she hid in a grotto in Bethlehem, and the same is there to this day. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- This explanation derives a certain plausibility from the circumstance that 8000 is the ancient number of the Spartan citizens (Herod. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- It was built by Herod Antipas, the murderer of John the Baptist, and named after the Emperor Tiberius. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
整理:露丝