fire and brimstone

短语

a. 威胁报复的, 恫吓的

别名

fire-and-brimstone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The traditional punishments of Hell.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    A commotion.

    非正式 不可数

    1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London "I'll tell J., but we can hardly yank the girl out as well. It would raise fire and brimstone."

adj.
  1. 1.

    Referencing or emphasizing the power and wrath of God.

    That preacher gave a real fire and brimstone sermon!

    The fire-and-brimstone preacher gave the city council a severe tongue-lashing after they voted on a zoning ordinance allowing a new strip club to open.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

damnation

词源

Calque of Biblical Hebrew גׇּפְרִ֣ית וָאֵ֑שׁ (gofrit va’esh) and Ancient Greek πυρὸς καὶ θείου (puròs kaì theíou), appearing in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. "brimstone" is an old word for sulfur.

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