manna

FREQ #34949

n. 吗哪天赐食物, 精神食粮, 甘露 [医] 甘露, 木蜜

发音

US /ˈmænə/

词形变化

mannas 复数 mannas

别名

archaic mana

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.

    吗哪

    可数 不可数 宗教
  2. 2.

    Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.

    可数 不可数 引申义
  3. 3.

    The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.

    可数 不可数

    1966, Bill Beatty, Tales of Old Australia, National Distributors, →ISBN, page 14, discussing old Australian foods The icing on the cake was made from manna, which was gathered under the manna gums. Manna mixed with milk made a splendid icing.

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Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מָן (mān)bor. Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna)der. Late Latin mannader. Old English manna Middle English English manna From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

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