Methuselah
/mɪˈθjuːzələ/1
- (in the Bible) a patriarch, the grandfather of Noah, who is said to have lived for 969 years (Gen. 5:27)(圣经)玛士撒拉(诺亚的祖父, 据传享年969岁[《创世记》 5:27])。
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- used to refer to a very old person年岁极高的老人, 玛士撒拉式的老人:
I'm feeling older than Methuselah.
我感到比玛士撒拉还要老。