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单词 methuselah
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me·thu·se·lah

noun
/məˈθjuːzələ/
/məˈθuːzələ/
  1. a wine bottle that holds eight times as much wine as an ordinary bottle玛土撒拉瓶,特大号酒瓶(容量是普通葡萄酒瓶的八倍) compare jeroboam, nebuchadnezzar, rehoboam
    Word Origin1930s: from Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah in the Bible who is said to have lived for 969 years (Genesis 5:27).

Me·thu·se·lah

noun
/məˈθjuːzələ/
/məˈθuːzələ/
  1. used to describe a very old person玛士撒拉式的老人;老寿星
    • I'm feeling older than Methuselah.我觉得自己老态龙钟。
    Word OriginFrom Methuselah, a man in the Bible who is supposed to have lived for 969 years.
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