Moloch

n. 摩洛神, 造成牺牲的事件

发音

UK /ˈməʊlɒk/
其它
US /ˈmoʊlɑk/
US /ˈmɑlək/

别名

Molech Molek Molekh Moloc Molock Molok

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    An ancient Ammonite deity worshiped by the Canaanites, Phoenician and related cultures in North Africa and the Levant, often depicted with the head of a bull.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing demanding or requiring a very costly sacrifice.

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词源

From the Proto-Semitic *malk- (“king”). The figurative sense derives from the Old Testament, in which it is alleged that the cult of Moloch involved the sacrifice of human children.

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