Old Testament

英 [əʊld ˈtestəmənt]

美 [oʊld ˈtestəmənt]

n.  《〈圣经〉旧约》

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牛津词典

noun

• 《〈圣经〉旧约》
  the first part of the Bible, that tells the history of the Jews, their beliefs and their relationship with God before the birth of Christ

柯林斯词典

• （《圣经》的）旧约全书
  The Old Testamentis the first part of the Bible. It deals especially with the relationship between God and the Jewish people.

双语例句

• The law as seen in the Old Testament often leaves us with a feeling of guilt and failure.
  旧约的律法只会让我们停留在罪咎和失败中。
• This reminds me of the Old Testament account of Abraham when he was asked to sacrifice his son Isaac.
  这让我想起，圣经旧约中关于亚伯拉罕的故事，当他被神要求将他的儿子以瑟献为燔祭。
• The Book of Malachi is the last in the canon of the Old Testament Prophets.
  该玛拉基书是最后一次在佳能的旧约先知。
• One of my favorite characters in the Old Testament of the Bible was a man who understood this.
  在旧约圣经中我最喜爱的人物之一就了解这一点。
• God's holiness has been revealed in the old testament.
  在旧约里，神已经启示了他的圣洁。
• The diversity and richness of the Bible as literature, especially the old testament, are unparalleled.
  作为一部文学作品，《圣经》，特别是《旧约》的丰富多彩，是前所未有的。
• A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale.
  旧约的一卷，讲述约拿和鲸的故事。
• The second Old Testament patriarch; son of Abraham and sarah; father of Jacob and esau.
  第二本《旧约全书》的创办者；亚伯拉罕和沙拉的儿子；雅各布和以扫的父亲。
• The Old Testament is the foundation stone in the religion of the Jews-the Muslims and Christians.
  旧约是犹太人的宗教的基石-穆斯林和基督徒。
• One of the12 Minor Prophets of the Old Testament, traditional author of the Book of Habakkuk.
  《旧约》中十二小先知之一，传统上认为是〈哈巴谷书〉的作者。