Israel

英 ['izreiəl]美
  • n. 以色列（亚洲国家）；犹太人，以色列人
扩展词汇

中文词源

Israel 以色列

来自希伯来语yisra’el,与神摔跤的人，来自sara,博斗，摔跤，El,神。

英文词源

Israel
Old English, "the Jewish people, the Hebrew nation," from Latin Israel, from Greek, from Hebrew yisra'el "he that striveth with God" (Gen. xxxii.28), symbolic proper name conferred on Jacob and extended to his descendants, from sara "he fought, contended" + El "God." As the name of an independent Jewish state in the Middle East, it is attested from 1948. Compare Israeli, Israelite.

双语例句

1. The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。
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2. He had been in Israel for the best part of twenty-four hours.
他一天24小时多数时间在以色列。
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3. Israel offers automatic citizenship to all Jews who want it.
以色列为所有希望获得公民身份的犹太人敞开大门。
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4. The problems of Israel, Lebanon, and the Gulf were tightly interlocked.
以色列、黎巴嫩与海湾的问题一环扣一环。
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5. Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel.
希腊已经和以色列建立了全面的外交关系。
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