Babylonian

释义

• adj. 巴比伦的；罪恶的

词源

Babylonian (n.)

1560s; see Babylon + -ian. From 1630s as an adjective. Earlier in the adjectival sense was Babylonical (1530s).

例句

• 1. The Babylonian captivity civilized them and consolidated them. 巴比伦的囚虏使他们走向文明,并且统一起来.
• 2. We have survived our Babylonian and Roman conquerors. 巴比伦和罗马征服者没有消灭我们.
• 3. Thisbe was a Babylonian maid. 提斯柏是一位巴比伦少女.
• 4. In the Babylonian system the symbols for 1 and 10 were basic. 在巴比伦记数制中,代表1和10的记号是基本记号.
• 5. The Babylonian priesthood formed a powerful class active in agriculture, industry and commerce. 巴比伦的祭司构成了一个很有权势的阶层,他们活跃于农业 、 工业和商业等领域.