Daniel
['dænjəl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar.
(noun.) a wise and upright judge; 'a Daniel come to judgment' -- Shakespeare.
(noun.) (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC).
约翰娜編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge.
錄入:厄普顿
解釋/意思:
n. in phrase A second Daniel a wise judge with reference to the interposition of the wise young Daniel to save Susannah in one of the Apocryphal additions to the book of Daniel.
手打:莫林
例句/造句/用法:
- It was metal, ‘elastic metal,’ as Daniel Webster termed it, that could be wound round the finger, or tied into a knot, and which preserved its elasticity like steel. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Arthur could not but glance at Daniel Doyce in the ensuing silence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- He is a very Ezekiel or Daniel for visions. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Abraham in red going to sacrifice Isaac in blue, and Daniel in yellow cast into a den of green lions, were the most prominent of these. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Did you ever hear of Daniel Dancer? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Daniel went through it all in his patient manner, and admired it all exceedingly. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Daniel--any other name? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Daniel Doyce said perhaps he hadn't touched it, but Mr Meagles rather declined to overhear the remark. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- She liveth, answered Isaac; but it is as Daniel, who was called Beltheshazzar, even when within the den of the lions. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Down in to the Yard, by way of the steps, came Daniel Doyce, Mr Meagles, and Clennam. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It is Daniel in the lion's den with a green cotton umbrella under his arm, all over again. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- His name is Doyce, Daniel Doyce. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Mike, like a wise Daniel as he is, not only rehearsed the vision but gave the interpretation thereof. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Sorel must have felt the need of closer statement, for in a letter to Daniel Halèvy, published in the second edition, he makes his position much clearer. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Nathaniel Daniel, or Daniel Nathaniel? 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
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