exodus
英 ['eksədəs]
美 ['ɛksədəs]
助记提示
1. 摩西是一个先知，带领西伯来人们一起走出埃及。
2. the Exodus：出埃及记。
中文词源
exodus 离开，向外ex-, 向外。-od, 走，离开，词源同cede, anode, method.
英文词源
- exodus
- exodus: see period
- Exodus
- late Old English, the second book of the Old Testament, from Latin exodus, from Greek exodos "a military expedition; a solemn procession; departure; death," literally "a going out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + hodos "way" (see cede). General sense (with lower-case -e-) is from 1620s.
双语例句
- 1. The trade pacts will spur an exodus of US businesses to Mexico.
- 这些贸易协定将会促使大批美国企业涌向墨西哥。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the mass exodus from Paris to the country in the summer
- 夏日大批人从巴黎外出到乡村
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Time magazine named Marley's Exodus album the best of the 20 th century.
- 时代杂志评定玛利的 “ 走出埃及”[Exodus]专辑是20世纪最好的专辑.
来自互联网
- 4. Lieutenant Malcolm said she saw no sign that the exodus from Haiti was abating.
- 马尔科姆海军上尉说她没有发现人们大批逃离海地有减缓的迹象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The medical system is facing collapse because of an exodus of doctors.
- 由于医生大批离去，医疗系统面临崩溃。
来自辞典例句