Jezebel
/ˈdʒezəbəl/(fl. 9th century BC)
1- a Phoenician princess, traditionally the great-aunt of Dido and in the Bible the wife of Ahab king of Israel. She was denounced by Elijah for introducing the worship of Baal into Israel (1 Kings 16:31,21:5-15,2 Kings 9:30-7). Her use of make-up shocked Puritan England.耶洗别(生活在公元前9世纪, 腓尼基公主, 传说中迦太基女王狄多的祖母辈人物, 据《旧约》记载是以色列国王亚哈之妻, 《列王纪》上、下两卷说她使以色列人崇拜邪神巴力, 因而受到先知以利亚的严厉谴责)。
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- as noun a Jezebel a shameless or immoral woman无耻放荡的女人, 恶毒的女人。