sabbath
noun /ˈsæbəθ/
/ˈsæbəθ/
often the Sabbath
[singular]- (in Judaism and Christianity
) the holy day of the week that is used for resting and worshipping God. For Jews this day is Saturday and for Christians it is Sunday.犹太教和基督教 安息日(犹太教定为星期六,基督教定为星期日) - to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)
守/不守安息日 - It was considered a sin to work or play on the Sabbath.
在安息日工作或玩耍都被视为罪过。 - The speaker advocated a less austere observance of the Sabbath.
演讲者主张放宽严守安息日的规矩。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- Jewish
- Muslim
- etc.
- …
- keep
- observe
- break
- …
- day
- holiday
- rest
- …
- on the sabbath
- observance of the Sabbath
词源Old English, from Latin sabbatum, via Greek from Hebrew šabbāt̲, from šāb̲at̲ ‘to rest’. - to keep/break the Sabbath (= to obey/not obey the religious rules for this day)