Magdalene

发音

US /ˈmæɡdəlin/
UK /ˈmæɡdəlin/
US /ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/
CA /ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/
/ˈmɔːdlɪn/

词形变化

Magdalenes 复数 Magdalenes

别名

Magdalen Madalene Magd

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A reformed prostitute.

    "Trying to help women who've come to grief." Old Jolyon didn't quite understand. "To grief?" he repeated; then realised with a shock that she meant exactly what he would have meant himself if he had used that expression. Assisting the Magdalenes of London!

name
  1. 1.

    A female given name from Hebrew.

  2. 2.

    Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.

  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

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相关短语

Magdalene laundry Magdalene asylum Magdalene laundries Magdalene asylums Magdalene Islands Mary Magdalene 抹大拉的马利亚（耶稣从其身上驱逐出7个恶鬼的女人） Mary the Magdalene

词源

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin.

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