evangel

n. 福音(书), 佳音

发音

/ɪˈvænd͡ʒəl/

词形变化

evangels 复数 evangels

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The Christian gospel.

  2. 2.

    A salutary principle relating to morals, politics, etc.

  3. 3.

    An evangelist.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English evaungel, evangile, from Old French evangile, from Late Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”), from εὐάγγελος (euángelos, “bringing good news”), from εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + ἀγγέλλειν (angéllein, “to announce”) (English angel). The word gospel is from the same Ancient Greek origin, also meaning “good news”, but translated into Latin, then calqued into Old English.

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