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- (一般作good Samaritan)a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33)行善的人(见《路加福音》10:33)。
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- a member of a people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times, or of the modern community claiming descent from them, adhering to a form of Judaism accepting only its own ancient version of the Pentateuch as Scripture撒马利亚人(《圣经》时代居住在撒马利亚的人, 或自称是古撒马利亚人后裔的现代撒马利亚人, 他们坚持一种犹太教, 只接受古代版的《五经》为《圣经》)。
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- mass noun the dialect of Aramaic formerly spoken in Samaria撒马利亚语(旧时撒马利亚人使用的阿拉姆语)。
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the Samaritans
(in the UK) an organization which counsels the suicidal and others in distress, mainly through a telephone service(英国)撒马利亚慈善咨询中心(为想自杀的人和其他不幸者提供咨询的组织, 主要通过电话提供咨询服务)。
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- a member of such an organization撒马利亚慈善咨询中心成员。
- of or relating to Samaria or the Samaritans(与)撒马利亚(有关)的; (与)撒马利亚人(有关)的; (与)撒马利亚慈善咨询中心(有关)的。
派生词
Samaritanism
noun词源
from late Latin Samaritanus, from Greek Samareitēs, from Samareia 'Samaria'. The New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan reflects a proverbial hostility between Jews and Samaritans.