amen
exclamation, noun /ɑːˈmen/, /eɪˈmen/
/eɪˈmen/, /ɑːˈmen/
(also Amen)
- a word used at the end of prayers and hymns, meaning ‘may it be so’
阿门(用于祈祷或圣歌结束时,表示诚心所愿) - We ask this through our Lord, Amen.
奉主之名而求,阿门。 - Amen to that (= I certainly agree with that).
我当然同意那个意见。
词源Old English, from ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek amēn, from Hebrew 'āmēn ‘truth, certainty’, used as an adverb to express agreement, and adopted in the Septuagint as a solemn expression of belief or affirmation. - We ask this through our Lord, Amen.