megillah

n. 复杂事情

发音

/məˈɡɪlə/

词形变化

megillahs 复数 megillot 复数 megilloth 复数

别名

megilla

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)

  2. 2.

    the Book of Esther

  3. 1.

    Alternative form of magilla.

    Actually, a monetary policy maker would probably be okay with the whole “improved credibility” megillah, since it flatters their self-image.

词汇关系

词源

From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.

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