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单词 Megillah
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Definition of Megillah in English:

Megillah

proper nounməˈɡɪləməˈɡɪlə
  • 1A book of the Hebrew scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) appointed to be read on certain Jewish notable days, especially the Book of Esther, read at the festival of Purim.

    弥基洛(希伯来文五卷经书,即《雅歌》、《路得记》、《耶利米哀歌》、《传道书》和《以斯帖记》之一,常在重要犹太节日宣读,尤指在普珥节宣读的《以斯帖记》)

    1. 1.1as noun the whole megillahNorth American informal Something in its entirety, especially a complicated set of arrangements or a long-winded story.
      〈北美,非正式〉从头到尾,全部,整个(尤指复杂安排或冗长故事)
      you usually get the whole megillah, complete to the last screw
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So give ‘em the whole megillah… Do readers really want to know how miserable you are?
      • And now that I've found a hairstyle that suits the inexorable genetic progress of hair erasure, it gives me pause to reflect on the whole megillah of pateness, as you put it.
      • Johnson was decked out in lavish uniform: red and white robes, mitre, cross and crook - the whole megillah.

Origin

From Hebrew mĕḡillāh, literally 'scroll'.

Definition of Megillah in US English:

Megillah

proper nounməˈɡiləməˈɡɪlə
  • 1One of five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) that are appointed to be read on certain Jewish notable days, especially the Book of Esther, read at the festival of Purim.

    弥基洛(希伯来文五卷经书,即《雅歌》、《路得记》、《耶利米哀歌》、《传道书》和《以斯帖记》之一,常在重要犹太节日宣读,尤指在普珥节宣读的《以斯帖记》)

    1. 1.1as noun the whole megillahNorth American informal Something in its entirety, especially a complicated set of arrangements or a long-winded story.
      〈北美,非正式〉从头到尾,全部,整个(尤指复杂安排或冗长故事)
      you usually get the whole megillah, complete to the last screw
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Johnson was decked out in lavish uniform: red and white robes, mitre, cross and crook - the whole megillah.
      • And now that I've found a hairstyle that suits the inexorable genetic progress of hair erasure, it gives me pause to reflect on the whole megillah of pateness, as you put it.
      • So give ‘em the whole megillah… Do readers really want to know how miserable you are?

Origin

From Hebrew mĕḡillāh, literally ‘scroll’.

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