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- uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning 'so be it'阿门(祷文或赞美诗结束语, 意为“就那样吧”)。
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- used to express agreement or assent同意, 赞成:
amen to that!
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- an utterance of 'amen'阿门。
词源
Old English, from ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek ɑmēn, from Hebrew 'āmēn 'truth, certainty', used adverbially as expression of agreement, and adopted in the Septuagint as a solemn expression of belief or affirmation.