1A Jewish priest and scribe who played a central part in the reform of Judaism in the 5th or 4th century BC, continuing the work of Nehemiah and forbidding mixed marriages.
1.1A book of the Bible telling of Ezra, the return of the Jews from Babylon, and the rebuilding of the Temple.
以斯拉记(《圣经》中的一卷,讲述以斯拉、犹太人从巴比伦回归和重建耶路撒冷古神殿等事)
Definition of Ezra in US English:
Ezra
proper nounˈezrəˈɛzrə
1A Jewish priest and scribe who played a central part in the reform of Judaism in the 5th or 4th century BC, continuing the work of Nehemiah and forbidding mixed marriages.