baptism of fire

短语

砲火的洗礼;新兵的第一次战斗经验

词形变化

baptisms of fire 复数 baptisms of fire

别名

baptism by fire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The gift of the Holy Spirit.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    Tribulation endured as spiritual discipline.

    宗教
  3. 3.

    Martyrdom by immolation.

    宗教
  4. 4.

    The first experience of a severe ordeal, especially a first experience of military combat

    炮火的洗礼

    炮火嘅洗礼

    比喻 政治 军事

    Having to deal with a bomb scare on his first day was a real baptism of fire for John.

词源

Derived from English translations of the New Testament, namely the Gospels of Matthew (3:11) and of Luke (3:16); from Ancient Greek through Latin; presumably from Aramaic.

来源：wiktionary