neo-testamentary

短语

发音

UK /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
UK /ˌniːəʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntɹi/
US /ˌnioʊˌtɛstəˈmɛntəɹi/
US /-ɾə-/

别名

neotestamentary

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to the New Testament of the Bible.

词源

PIE word *tréyes From neo- (prefix meaning ‘new’) + testamentary (“pertaining to a testament or will”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes (“three”) + *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”), indicating a third party standing as a witness to two parties to a contract or dispute).

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