bible
noun /ˈbaɪbl/
/ˈbaɪbl/
- the Bible[singular] the holy book of the Christian religion, consisting of the Old Testament and the New Testament
Topics Religion and festivalsc1基督教的《圣经》(包括《旧约》和《新约》) - the Bible[singular] the holy book of the Jewish religion, consisting of the Torah (or Law), the prophets and the Writings
Topics Religion and festivalsc1犹太教的《圣经》(包括《律法书》、《先知书》以及《圣录》) - [countable] a copy of the holy book of the Christian or Jewish religion
一册(基督教或犹太教的)《圣经》 - [countable] a book containing important information on a subject, that you refer to very often
权威著作(或参考书) - the stamp-collector’s bible
集邮者的宝典
- the stamp-collector’s bible
词源Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin biblia, from Greek (ta) biblia ‘(the) books’, from biblion ‘book’, originally a diminutive of biblos ‘papyrus, scroll’, of Semitic origin.