• n. （圣經）逾越節；（圣經）逾越節祭神的羔羊

pass,經過，over,結束。該節日為猶太教最重要的節日之一，講述的是耶穌為使埃及人得到應有的懲罰，要殺死所有埃及家庭的長子，為避免使猶太人受到誤殺，告誡猶太人在家門口作上標記。對應希伯來語pesah,逾越，詞源同paschal.

Passover

1530, coined by Tyndale from verbal phrase pass over, to translate Hebrew ha-pesah "Passover," from pesah (see paschal), in reference to the Lord "passing over" the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he killed the first-born of the Egyptians (Ex. xii).

1. Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins.

明天晚上太陽下山的時候，猶太人的逾越節便開始了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Kate had invited Alan to spend the Passover with her.

凱特已經邀請了艾倫和她一起過逾越節。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The Jewish feast of Passover began last night.

猶太人的宗教節日逾越節昨晚開始了。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

基督教的圣周與猶太教逾越節的頭幾天重疊。

來自柯林斯例句

5. When the party arrives in Jerusalem, it is Passover time.

當整隊人馬到達耶路撒冷時, 正值逾越節.

來自英漢非文學 - 文明史